Building this company with my family has taught me the power of collaboration and the importance of playing to each other’s strengths.

I am a current Senior at Catholic University of America playing Baseball and finishing up ny accounting degree.

Plus, having a fully paid-off property could be a nice safety net if the STR market takes a hit or occupancy slows down.On the flip side, if you’re eager to grow, saving for another property could be the better play.

This isn't analyzing deals, this is just playing a video game.

If it's a long-term play, the potential savings on PMI with a conventional loan could be significant.Have you compared rates for both options?

Negotiating felt like a game of chess—except I was playing against a grandmaster, and my queen was missing.

You can play around with how much you want to take out.

If first time home buyers are having a difficult time coming up with the funds for even the costs to play as a first time home buyer then are the non profits supposed to pay the buyers agent commission too? 

I think new investors who post here and take all the feedback as a whole, with a grain of salt, can really put it into play in real life and then discuss with investors at meetups in their area to get over the hump.

Redeveloping into mixed use live/work/play projects has been the most common proposed solution the past few years in my area.