Solo 401K, pull personal loan out at 50K or half the balance of the account, whichever is less.

That way, you can get your foot in the door, start building equity, and stay at home a bit longer to save more money.You could also consider the BRRRR method where you buy a fixer-upper, rehab it to add value, rent it out, and then refinance to pull your cash back out.

However, you need the temperament/skills to pull it off.

It's important to have a good understanding of the different areas of Cincinnati and Dayton, so you can assure that you're pulling accurate comps.

That is money you could be getting as rent.. instead they probably keep the rent a little below market so they can pull more money for themselves/ the PM company.  

We want to pull the trigger and start investing in Japan.

Hi @Jorge Lopez appears the iOS version of the bigger pockets app has been pulled off the App Store, usually that happens because apps are not getting updated to meet current standards but I would have to defer to the BP team to clarify. 

There are considerable economic headwinds for 2025 including if equity markets pull back, there could be a reallocation of profits into real estate.

This reminds me of a police officer  pulling somebody over without reasonable cause and asking to search their vehicle and if the person does not consent, they’re saying you must have something to hide.

Most hard money will be interest only payments on the full approved balance of the loan whether or not if you have pull the draw funds for repairs.If you have any other questions, post them in the same thread below so that we can all learn from the answers.