Unfortunately experience means you've made some costly mistakes :-) So, to avoid those costly mistakes, when I take on a new approach in investing, I buddy up with someone that already has experience doing them.

Come up with a budget.

. - You can buy owner-occupied, live in one unit, and fix up and rent the other unit(s).- If you're handy, recommend buying a property in the worst condition you can tolerate.

I'm located north of Houston, Owned a Real Estate Mortgage company years ago.....(retired).  Starting all over from scratch... my gray hair is turning back black....LOL.   I'm focusing on buying and selling mortgage n...

You would need to bring everything up to code currently and that's going to be cost prohibitive.

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I’m Brian, and I’m excited to join this community! After spending 25 years as a Software Engineering and Product leader, I’m now exploring the world of real estate investing (REI) and looking forward to ...

If this were a Real Estate secured note,  a note broker or flipper might offer you up to about 65% of the remaining balance whereas an investor who is building passive income streams week offer up to about 90%. 

He knows that he has to be out on the 1st, but I didn't know if it made sense to contact him and ask him to check up on him!

It’s surprising that fake reviews are allowed to remain unchecked on this platform.Question, If this post was a mistake, why is it left up to create confusion for potential investors?