Then the brakes went out on her car.

If you don’t have a contractor yet...put the brakes on your whole operation until you have a great contractor and a backup as well.

Can I learn to change my brake pads, sure. 

I had recently bought and refinanced a car when the brakes went out on my college ride, rate shopped on the house over a long escrow period so they didn't get viewed as rate shopping, and I financed the renovations through 0% credit cards, so in total had 8 inquiries and multiple new accounts in the last two years. 

Now the fed choose to press the brake as inflation is sticky at 3%, we would see what's going in 2025.but from the fed mandate to reduce inflation, they want the rent growth to be flattened, so they would sacrifice the CRE (aka equity ownership). this is way also why lp investor has to invest in common sense, if the boss want the rent to be reduced, don't go against the boss.... just don't invest.

Hi everybody, I have become close with a seller who is looking to sell the rest of his portfolio to me and is willing to work with me on the terms.He will make it so the properties will at least brake even on the cash flow side and only wants 10% down. 

Quote from @Donna Brake: Start the eviction process on the earliest date allowed by the law and your lease.

I think it's my agent who has put a brake on this. 

G'Day Hughston,The best advice I could give would be to not invest out of state unless you buy turnkey.But that's just me being biased.The second best advice I can give is to focus more on the people that you will be working with over the stats/demographics of a specific area.I'm sure that this has been covered many times in the various BP books but to this day it rings true.You will heavily have to rely on the folks on the ground.They will either make or brake your investment so choose them wisely.If you buy the best house, on the best street, in the best area with the best capital growth projections.But your property manager is incompetent or a cheat.You will loose money.So, team first, area second.Much success

When I started in my 20s and I was able to drink brake fluid and nails for breakfast, I was listening to 3 podcasts a day and analyzing deals from sunrise to sundown.