House hacking a duplex, even with negative cash flow upfront, is a great way to build equity while learning hands-on.

In a handful of years you've got a few properties, and you're on your way. 

Property management is remote so far, however I only need assistance with handing over Keys to tenants, handling repair requests and doing walk throughs at the end of the lease. 

Speaking from hands on experience on both platforms as I've worked with both Carrot and Wordpress sites (more than 400 sites so far since 2017), what carrot brings into the table is their simple, all in one, fast website platform.

They all think they are going to a meeting and the lovely Christina is going to be there to show them how to remodel a home.The folks that are TV reality show stars ( other than ARmando) simply rent their name and make a bundle doing that. they might show up at the big event and talk for 30 minutes shake some hands and down the road they go.

But a person who has $40k in "available cash on hand" needs to hold on to it for a rainy day.

In my area, they charge transfer tax on the assessed value rather than the LOW sale price.

Hi Jim,We have a handful of properties and use zillow for the application process.

While creative financing options are interesting, having more cash on hand seems like it would put me in a much stronger position and open up better opportunities.That said, I’m still curious—at what point do you think someone is truly ‘ready’ to start investing in real estate?

It took about 8 months for the deed to be transferred to my name from the time of sale.3.