Hi all, and nice to meet everyone. I just recently went under contract on my first property. Its a 3 bed, 2 bath, main house with a den and attached guest house. Guest house is 1 bed and 1 bath. I will be living in th...

It wasn’t an especially quick or glamorous way to build wealth but kept me from losing my shirt or my mind and contributed to a comfortable lifestyle over the years. 

Slightly increased the offer to quickly go under contract, but still had inspections and everything done before completing the deal.

.): ~$1600Savings available: ~15-20% of the purchase priceCash to close: ~$34kRehab estimate: ~$34kRemaining reserves: ~$20-25kTo fully fund the rehab, I’d need to come up with an additional ~$15k in the short term, which I anticipate paying back quickly once the rental portion is generating income.

Quickly I learned I knew nothing about the business of trucking and truly didn't enjoy it, as all those gains got depleted.

Two quick questions for you right off the bat - Is Arnold under water drought restrictions also? 

Have you found any creative ways to access capital quickly without jumping through endless hoops?

Hours of servicing the loans in all their aspects quickly eats up the points we received at the beginning of each mortgage & it feels like we're doing all the work for no compensation.  

@Lindsey Matejak - I just read quickly through the article @Brie Schmidt by mark it's great.  

The stone elevation can be expensive but will really move a house quickly with the added curb appeal.Some things I like to add for not much extra cost..