Just as bad as the posts you see from time to time of the grandchild wanting to work out creative financing to buy their grandparents house below fair market value.  

Lenders or investors who have short lock up periods but have years of experience feeding their business with new capital would give me more comfort but anyone who is just starting and is promising a rate of return or return of capital in a set period of time would be alarming because they very well could be reliant on fresh capital to make good on that promise and that usually ends poorly.

While I don’t have experience wholesaling myself, I’ve worked with both first-time wholesalers and seasoned pros on their hundredth deal.

I'm a first time landlord and my first tenant moves in in 2 weeks.

The other thing I have learned over time is that the clearer your vision is, the easier it is to get there, so CLEARLY defining the location, type of property, purchase price, renovation amount, etc. etc., will really make a big difference.

My sacrifice… no haircuts and no fast food. 1 job full time, 1 full time side hustle. 0 debt at the time other than student loans.

This happens all the time, usually with heirs, but it can be squatters as well.

You can create a trust to pay you out $5000 a month for a 39 month period of time.

That cost segregation study wasn't just about accelerated depreciation - it was setting you up for strategic wins years down the road.Next time your CPA mentions §1245 ordinary income, don't sweat it.

However, there are times when actual costs are not available and a methodology must be selected in order to determine the estimate.