These relationships became the foundation of my journey, providing me with insights that couldn’t be found in books or online courses.Building Relationships with Intentionality: Beyond TransactionsOne of the biggest lessons I learned early on is that relationships in real estate are about more than just business transactions.

Additionally, it's essential to exercise caution with certain hard money lenders, as some may eagerly finance questionable deals with the intention of foreclosing.

They seemed really intent on buyers creating a criteria before getting properties sent to them. 

Some lenders might scrutinize multiple properties in the same area under second home mortgages, so you'll want to ensure your intent to use each property personally is clear and genuine.

Basically, you're saying your intent is not to move in, but with owner-occupant loans for lower downpayments, you will sign a statement certifying your intent is to occupy the property. 

After a 1031, waiting 6–12 months before a cash-out refinance is generally advisable to avoid scrutiny on intent.

Quote from @Bob Beach: We're selling a few houses in Memphis, and we have interest (letter of intent), on one house that's requesting, "Seller Finance".

To do so, I need an initial team who can cover the following aspects of these projects:- Wholesaler- Contractor (Inspection oriented)- Equity Partners (Project Incentives)Once the deals are in place, the financing support will be through personal capital for upfront costs, with the intention to raise private capital and include hard-money lenders as-needed.

Perhaps the numbers will turn out to be much better, but I'd be careful to not let your personal love for the area lure you into an investment that you might someday loathe due to ill performance coupled with management headaches.

The Vivid Vision exercise really does work - but it takes some VERY INTENTIONAL time.