Teacher comes in, takes a seat, and bangs both knees pretty hard - not happy at all.

Good plan in taking the step in the right direction.

I'm in a huge learning-intake/feels like I'm drinking from a fire hydrant right now trying to sort through SO much of what there is to know... and trying to deal with it one topic at at time... whew!

This situation seems too risky and doesn't align with your father's risk tolerance, considering he expressed interest in taking a withdrawal to pay down his mortgage and live "stress free."

So I have a 2-flat in Little Village near Cermak and California and the water heater in one of the units has a small leak from the intake pipe.

You will need to schedule and intake session with Development and Growth Management where they review the items you needYou will need a survey, site plan, proposed structures, etc.After that you formally apply on the Tampa Accela siteWebsite is user friendly and you can always call the zoning department; I have found they are receptive to investors and developers

Buy a problem and sell a solution"I have no interest in taking on such a project until I get myself more educated on the topic but thought I would post the question here and start the education process.Everyone's replies are much appreciated.Thanks.

It showed that your patience in taking the time to learn the business from the ground up and then taking action to grab your first deal.Your knowledge helped to build confidence, even though you were told NO several times, there was a latent feeling that everyone else was wrong.You believed in yourself and the teachings accumulated over the months/years.Congrats on your accomplishment and thanks for sharing the details.

I don't think I indicated it would get better any time soon, but I have 33 years of experience of real estate fund management and a nationally-known track record with specialty in taking advantgage of and weathering down markets and I've seen many, many cycles.

I would like to find a partner(s)/investor(s) that would have an interest in taking a look at what we are doing and finding the funds to stop paying banks.Id be more than happy to share more details privately.