@Jason DiClemente, you made a very good point on Philly neighbourhood and I will keep this in mind when I shop around for properties.

I just see so many idea on here for the person with little to no money to get started that put all the risk on someone else...Get it under contract with a bunch of contingencies so you can back out and then shop the deal even if you have zero money.

Check out the lenders listed on Scotsman Guide and Private Lender Link: Those are the top two resources for Borrowers and Lendershttps://www.scotsmanguide.com/Residential/LenderSe...https://privatelenderlink.com/You can shop your deal, and see which lender provides the best rates for you.And meet with other investors at local REIAs.Ask them which Lenders they are using.Title Companies can pull a list of recent closings that show Mortgages funded by Private Individuals.REWW.com's system that lets you pull lists of recent Private Money Lender closings, and some of those leads have phone numbers.

This fork is between continuing with my plan to start a windshield repair buisness (rock chips, scratches, long cracks, headlight restoration), or commit to a w2 income at a local Car lube shop.

He responded by getting a guy from 120 miles away who had been an arhborist for 6 months at the time (mind you we live in a major city, there are dozens of arbhorists within a few miles of us...he was shopping for someone who was purely new and would say anything for business IMO) to illegally trespass on my property to assess the tree.

You also get a little premium for having "hardwood floors throughout" Typically when folks are shopping for hardwood floors they are looking at #1 or Select and they usually run at 8-9sqft installed.

Ashly Kihlmire met one of my buyers at a coffee shop to handle document signatures and coordinated a wholesale deal without a hitch.

My cousin who lives in Salem, and I are currently shopping for a multi (preferably a four plex) in either Salem, Beverly, Danvers or Gloucester.

This property is a former auto shop, however, he has no intention of using it as a commercial space to sell services or products.

Wells Fargo does them on investment properties at 60% LTV.Here's some questions you can ask when shopping around: What You Need to Know When Shopping for a HELOC.