Real estate investing is a team sport and at different points in the game different players will play more important roles.

I am hoping a small profit is still on the table, but time will tell.If anybody tells you the delays are due to permitting within the City of Cape Coral, I would argue you are being misadvised.  

My girlfiend and I are looking in La Grange and Brookfield which is not quite as fast west as you, but my aunt lives in Wheaton so I am quite familiar with your area.What's your game plan over the next two years? 

It's all fun and games until your bank freezes and converts your line for any number of reasons that are in the loan agreement.

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You and this private person you met hammer out the details of the loan at the kitchen table so to speak and you seal it with a handshake and your reputation that this Private Person already respects or whomever introduced has vouched for you.But if a man opens a lending company tomorrow with 50 Million of his own capital and he checks in on the HML market to see what it bears and he copies his products and UW guidelines and now is he PML or HML? 

It was a lot of back and forth, but they bring the value of design professionals to the table.

Now I agree the 4 will cash flow better than one will but I also look at it from risk of 4 properties will have higher maintenance costs and lower priced properties tend not to appreciate as well as a higher value assetI am also in it for long game and managing one is easier than 4

Out of the 50 addresses zero will probably be interested in selling so it's a numbers game before you find the one. 

If you’re looking to build long term wealth, accumulate assets, take advantage of tax code, and benefit from appreciation, then play the appreciation long game.