A smaller paid off portfolio seemed a lot easier to manage so that is the path I was on.. but I've come to the realization if I ever want to accumulate serious wealth I will have to use leverage and scale big. 

But it's also true that this had been open space provided to the community for the better part of a century and now it was fenced off with not even a path or sidewalks around most of the perimeter. 5.

First off, congrats on saving $50k and landing a great postgrad job—that’s an impressive start!

If you no longer wish to renew your subscription, you can turn off auto-renew at any time.It's an annoying increase, but I get it.

You must be pretty good friends - most veterans (including myself) would never let a non-veteran assume their loan b/c the VA loan entitlement is not restored until that loan is paid off.  

I joined this group about a year ago and have had an on and off interest in real estate investing since then, but this year I really want to learn as much as I can before I become active duty military in July. 

I could care less if anyone used my services.. we do just fine without one off beginners.

If you used a loan to rehab your property and find yourself in a difficult position, doing a straight refi (just paying off the old mortgage) will be easier than trying to pay off the original loan and take additional cash out.

Would you partner with her on a deal where you were buying the property off the MLS?

I'll subto his existing mortgage and pay off the 120k.