Out-of-state investing in cash-flow markets or partnering with experienced investors for passive returns are also great ways to put your capital to work.

I'm not saying it isn't challenging or hard work because it definitely is. 

Given that the property was worth $390K in its current condition, I saw an opportunity to make the numbers work while keeping my upfront costs low.Instead of increasing my cash offer, I negotiated a $25K down payment with the seller carrying the balance for two years through owner financing.

If I do purchase, I'll most likely do 100% cash and/or a small position via DSCR if the numbers work out.

@Daniel HymanThanks for the idea but another problem I have with using the government internet is a lot of things on websites don't work because of the firewall and network settings so when I try to apply for the account it just doesn't go to anything.

If there’s work to be done he can give a pretty good estimate off the cuff.

Originally when they were known as FlipOS, they would split up the interest payments,so I would pay the remaining amount for the month the house was purchased and then the remaining balance on the sale of the home to them.  

I am a general contractor but no longer work on other people's projects.

If the numbers work well and ROI and ARV are good, go for it.

Once the work was complete, I refinanced to pay off the hard money loan and held the property as a long-term asset.This duplex also marked the start of my short-term rental journey—we ran our first Airbnb from one of the apartments before scaling to bigger projects.