With thoughtful planning, you’ll be well on your way to building wealth and achieving your goals.Good luck! 

Plus we also able to negotiate a frigerator (not part of standard package) as well as blinds for all windows. 

I live and invest in Milwaukee since 2007, so probably a little bias here, but we are set up very well for future growth. 

Hi Derek,Based out of Surrey, BC and thinking of investing in the states as well.

It took us well over a year to find the property we're buying.

1) 50% rule is a well accepted generic approximation 2) hundreds of underwriting has shown it to be fairly close for my underwriting for a SFR purchase in San Diego.  

Money now is very good because you are new and ready to do all the work, but the examples you'll hear about are people posting on BP saying, "well, I did all the work and they got a lot or most of the profit." 

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.🎯 Your 6-Month Timeline:Month 1: Foundation (5-7 hours/week)Morning routine: 1 hour daily market researchEvening routine: Deal analysis practiceWeekend: BP forums & networkingKey Goal: Analyze 10 deals on paperMonth 2: Education (8-10 hours/week)Complete 1 RE courseJoin 2 local REI groupsSchedule lunch breaks with agentsKey Goal: Build your initial power team listMonth 3: Systems (10-12 hours/week)Set up deal tracking systemCreate document templatesEstablish banking relationshipsKey Goal: Ready to make offersMonth 4: Lead Generation (12-15 hours/week)Drive neighborhoods after workWeekend open housesSetup automated MLS alertsKey Goal: Generate first 5 qualified leadsNow, the Owners and Brokers you deal with may not enjoy this, but you can certainly "practice" making offers.  

I just set up my vrbo account and still some finer details about planning the communication, cleaning service, maintenance persons, etc…