As a private lender with experience in the industry, I’m here to help you navigate your journey, whether it’s assessing potential properties or securing funding for your investments.With your background as long-time listeners of the podcasts, you already have a solid foundation.

As I understand it this neighborhood is VERY street by street so curious what the Cleveland experts would say about this area/particular block?  

It will be not only complex (but doable) to secure financing for it, but the real issue is that if you ever want to sell it, it will be super difficult for prospective buyers to secure financing unless they are seasoned investors which limits your potential buyer pool and potentially your offloading price.

I may be new to investing but I'm an expert when it comes to the area and surrounding markets (indeed I've had a front row seat to the growth in Florida).

And I had to come up with a month's rent (nearly $1300) in security deposit, because HUD doesn't subsidize security deposits.  

Not an expert on this but it appears YES this would be subject to UBIT and a good amount (70%).

Our partner, Archie Raglin, helped us secure the property at $11,000.

Focus on distressed properties or those with motivated sellers to secure a better deal upfront.

You can for sure try to do it yourself, but I think the smarter option would be to have a CPA help you, as they are experts in accounting and tax.

As a new investor you cannot be a master, an expert of every investing strategy you’ve looked at through hours of YouTube videos, Instagram and TikTok nonsense.