@Guillermo PerezPositives:- Equity Built: You now have $70K in equity, which is a solid result for your first deal.Cash Flow Potential: If the property rents well and covers your debt service while providing some cash flow, that’s a win.- Experience: You’ve successfully navigated a purchase, rehab, and refinance, which are the core components of BRRRR.Considerations: - Budget Overrun: Being $27K over budget highlights the importance of tighter cost estimates and contingencies.

The market does offer lower priced investment opportunities and higher cashflow returns, with ongoing revitalization projects like the DORA boosting appreciation potential.

Any ideas or guidance James Dainard or anyone else could offer in this regard?

Explore a DSCR Loan with Reduced Down PaymentSome lenders offer DSCR loans with minimal cash-to-close requirements if your property cash flows (even marginally).

LLC offers better legal protection.3) Setting up in states that allow your identity to be hid is also overblown.

No deal(s) just insights & offers to obtain a premium membership that cost ten times the membership you already have (with monthly or annual dues).

When I saw this product offered through CapFree Xchange and Appreciation Homes (out of Dallas) I was hesitant.

The owner should look at it more like a DSCR, and should be pricing the property and offering terms such that the income from the property is adequate to pay back the loan.

I'll definitely reach out if I have any questions.Your offer to share tips and tricks on the finance side sounds incredibly valuable.

Variable income is SUPER hard since covid and no real way around that beyond showing an offer letter that states you get a minimum guaranteed hours, and you may need a payroll log to prove you never went below that number.