Hi Michele,Maxing out your Roth IRA before investing in real estate can be a wise decision, as it allows you to take advantage of the tax-free growth and withdrawals in retirement, providing a solid foundation for your future.

, but it's not that much really to launch big growth.

With minimal improvements, we successfully sold the home the same day for $45,000, demonstrating our ability to capitalize on fast transactions and strong market demand.

Husband is finance major, worked in fintech with eMoney, I’m a finance operations advisor for recent PE backed, high growth businesses.

Not to mention the possibility of finding a new location to invest in that may have a higher growth rate since I think the current location has plateaued and might have reached it's peak in value at least for the near future.

The cost of waiting is huge with the appreciation and rent growth we've seen the past few years.

If the platform feels like you are trying to cut them out of their fee, then you may lose the ability to list temporarily or permanently.

That said, it can be done and done successfully if you plan in advance, build your team (contractors, subs, back ups, lenders, credit with suppliers, escrow/title, real estate attorney, mentor, etc.) get educated on finding (marketing) for deals, rehab costs, locations, market data (like crime rates, school ratings, population growth, job growth, etc), specific market insights like what is most popular and sells for the most in your area, etc

Our educational system anymore, it’s no shock that most people under a certain age have no ability for rational thinking.  

I haven't felt the need to verify employment; I figure that if they have good credit with multiple lines in good standing--and no evictions--they've demonstrated their ability to pay on time.