Haha thanks for the clarification and for going easy on me.I have $55K cash, but I sincerely dislike the idea of using all of it on one deal.

Sincerely,E.

Right now I'm searching the Las Vegas area for a quad (4-plex) as my first investment property… My wife and I own two other businesses but we are super excited to start this venture since real estate has the best potential for long term wealth buildingAgain, thanks for sharing your structure with the BP community.

newbie here too. just wished to introduce myself. formerly from washington, dc, i'm just getting started in the staging arena in california and i'm looking to make some connections as well. thanks and sincerely, sydney

(you can pay me later for this glowing review lol)Hey Huston,Thank you for the kind words...I sincerely appreciate it, and thrilled that the books helped!

Sincerely,Ryan BuntingHilton head Properties

That is sincerely the best use of your money time and efforts becoming succesful in this space.

Cheers,Andrew  It is becoming harder and harder to set a target since rates are constantly moving.

Rate buy downs are a band aid like you claim. they are sold with the idea that rates will be lower in the future when your buydown expires and you will be able to refinance it into a fixed rate. that has been the major push since rates began spiking. its gambling on the future interest rates being lower, therefore, it allows a larger pool of homebuyers to be able to afford higher prices with temporary lower interest rates, so logically home prices wont budge much, still enough to be down in most markets based on the aforementioned article, and by even your own market, real estate has not beaten inflation the last 12 months. 

I am sincerely asking your opinion and hoping to have a productive dialog.