Concerned, I asked my real estate agent if I should push for a price reduction.

From then I knew real estate investing would be in my future.

It's still possible to BRRRR now, but the deal has to be muuuccchhh better and those are just much harder to find.People are still making it work in real estate though, primarily by getting more creative and often needing to add even more value to make the numbers work.

Definitely focusing on offmarket or even on market multifamily homes (minimum 4 units). started off in real estate development last 2 years but the paydays are brutal building then waiting to sell.So now looking to switch up strategies to purchase cashflowing properties and then get back to ground up construction or even possible fix and flips. 

Quote from @V.G Jason: The real question is duration of these tariffs. 

You might consider: Consulting a Real Estate Attorney – Your emails may possibly prove misrepresentation.Requesting Public Records – A FOIA request might reveal why the city denied you but later approved the duplex.Escalating to City Officials – Bringing this to local officials could expose inconsistencies.Exploring Tax Write-Offs – A CPA might help offset your financial loss, if it is possible.I’d definitely seek legal advice.

I swapped from CapitalOne to Baselane about 6 months ago and it's been highly beneficial to my little real estate biz.

There are plenty of people looking to deploy cash into real estate but don’t have the knowledge or bandwidth to run a successful flip or BRRRR.

Additionally, in the past six months, I’ve reviewed about 45 multifamily properties (ranging from 10 to 80 units) for my real estate private equity firm.

The reason is that the parent LLC does not own any real estate itself—it simply functions as a management entity.