I know of one local contractor that does and that's only because of a giant markup and having a big enough bankroll to not worry

In 2021 I purchased my first home and was able to house hack, the property came with a giant garage that was converted into a studio apartment that has one tenant, which their rent covers my mortgage note.in the last 5 years I had two pieces of inherited land, one of which was ten acres in a flood zone, in a troubled area & another that is 1 acre on waterfront property.

I am sitting on cash and lost little in the stock market because I don't invest much there.What is giving me cold feet is the giant number of unemployed, the number of companies that will never be back, and the attitude of entitlement being sown by a growing segment of politicians and population in general............."

Kind of have to be a dick at times so might be worth looking at PM.

Of course the head of a giant company works to influence the prevailing powers that impact them DUH, that's what anyone with an ounce of intelligence does.

Also uncovering the secret black box of mortgage lending could give you a giant leg up on the competition as an investor.You mentioned "no professional experience in real estate at all"...the beauty of real estate is that its totally fine (and expected) to be in this position starting out... and the barriers for entry are very low!

I am an engineer having a 9-5 job with oil giant in Houston Texas area.

Something to watch out for next year will be how the Fed unravels it’s giant balance sheet.

Crickets from caller.Crickets from me.Obviously (well, "obviously" *I think*) I don't want to make an offer sight-unseen to every Tom, Dick and Harry that might call me.

REthink look to be the giants in the space.