He's a big proponent of small, stable portfolios vs. the fast growth pushed by most YouTubers trying to sell a course.

Most Hard Money lenders may also require you to have the investment property under contract, in order for them to feel confident you won't try to sue them and you can pay them off either by selling or refinancing  the property you are using the cash out proceeds for.

Since competition is high and inventory is low on Long Island, I recommend BP members try to go direct to seller which is an active form of building an off-market deal list. 

I would try to make a lasting impression so that I get an opportunity to see the next "deal". 

Quote from @Vincent Pflieger: Hey everyone,It’s tax season, and I’m trying to figure out the best approach for my situation.

Speaking with my brothers this past weekend we talked about trying to keep the house in the family by buying it from our cousins.

Not trying to be discouraging, just realistic.  

It seems like I would be cutting it close to try to finish, list, and lease it starting March 1? 

During COVID we tried not charging an application fee and it backfired.  

Quote from @Mason Jacobs: @Marios Andrianos Im a private lender and would refi you as long as you had a LLC and a few other small things, if you are investing in the United States are you trying to use a bank in Greece for the US property?