Let's say you paid $250k for it, and it's now market value $500k.

You have zero control over the stock market, whereas when you do private lending, you have significantly higher control and contractually guaranteed return on your money.

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Clinton.

Purchase price: $530,000

Cash invested: $20,000

Hello all! I want to share an experience ive had over the past fe...

As-is cap rate of 7.5% in my market (kc) would be pretty awesome to buy. 

How do you identify emerging markets before they become over saturated?

But it goes to show everyone reading this that marketed projected returns are often the primary metric many investors look at.  

I’m also open to exploring short-term rentals, private lending, or passive investing in funds—anything that maximizes returns while keeping risk and time commitments manageable.For context, I’d consider leaving my job if this could become a full-time venture that surpasses my current compensation (low-mid six figures).

How would you research a potential market?

From 9/9 to 9/18, I struggled to get to funding with them.

Personally, in this market, I would work on saving up and really doing my best to find a great opportunity and pull the trigger then.