As a beginner investor based in the Seattle metro area, I'm eager to learn from your experiences and share my journey as I get started in this field.My current strategy is to focus on live-and-flip for the first three deals (looking for my second deal) to gain hands-on experience while building equity and learning the ins and outs of renovation and the local market. 

Offering a streamlined process, no repairs or renovations prior to selling, no market costs or agents fees for my family member, in return I will gain invaluable experience in the market and in the field along with providing my family with wholesale services.

For short-term gains, options like private lending, where your IRA acts as the lender, can provide consistent returns through interest payments.

If the market continues to appreciate, holding the property could yield more long-term equity gains.

After five years you'll have earned $90,000 in rent income and gained $34,000 in appreciation.Buy four houses with $50,000 down on each.

Good afternoon everyone!I have always been surrounded by real estate and real estate investing since I was little. When I graduated I decided to pursue a career in becoming a real estate agent! It has been 4 months an...

You can read all the books, attend all the seminars and gain great insight from others, however nothing teaches like real life experience.

Seller will be taking a 30k+ loss with this route.325k with 50K down to seller, 3 years of payments $1600/month, and a balloon payment of 215k at the end of 3 years.Benefits to me: (1) 10k less downpayment, (2) with the conventional route, the loan would be at 228k after 3 years of payments, so I will gain additional equity with the 2nd option since I will owe 215k (presumably I will have to refinance at that time).Benefit to seller: she gets over asking price, 50K upfront and $300/month of cash flow.Does this offer and structure sound reasonable?

I am new here just trying to learn and gain knowledge to start buying my own rentals 

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