People love talking about themselves and their goals so make yourself a catalyst to them achieving those goals. :)Also, judging by the specific issues you mentioned, buying and then selling would probably be better than buy and hold just due to the water in the basement....that could be a nightmare down the road.

Moved to Key West and will be flying the F-5.Goals: Would like to build a modest portfolio of rental properties to eventually achieve FI based on cash flow.

If you are worried about rates trending up, offer to pay a half a point more now, and make the re-fi contingent upon being able to achieve a certain rate.

I would love to figure out how I can help others achieve their goals as well.

My financial planning team and I focus our business on anywhere from new to seasoned real estate investors on managing their cashflows, giving them a financially organized snapshot of their assets and liabilities, and helping them allocate their funds to achieve their goals.

Basically you are replacing current lone with another. often it is done when you can achieve better terms on the new loan OR if the property gone up in value you can refinance the property and pull some of the equity out. 

I think both schools of thought can be very powerful, but you have to be disciplined and focused to achieve your goals either way.

I made a few connections and I am interested to hear from the community.I know the main goal is to network and learn but If you have attended a REI before what are some specific goals you try to achieve when attending a REI? 

That’s a great achievement if they are also located in WA.

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