I wish you the best on your live in flip this year and hope to hear of your successes/lessons learned from it!

A frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets.

The way I finally found success was through repetition and then building systems as you repeat to help you scale...

Remember syndicators are marketers first and operators (sometimes) a distant second. 

Look at all the population growth, job growth, and companies moving/developing here - it's absolutely blowing up and Columbus is one of the hottest markets in the entire US. 

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.

We've noticed 3/1's have had more success as that is what investors are looking for and hindering my chances at a sale.

It's nice to hear from an investor who is doing the same thing in the same market. 

I highly recommend finding a market that is landlord friendly, cash flowing, doesn't have regular catastrophic events, property taxes are low, insurance rates are under control and you like the area.

You should be able to use departing residence income from the market rent when qualifying for a new primary purchase.