I am not able to retire now.

That said, the deal availability notably dropped off in 2020, and are virtually non-existent in 2021 thus far for buy/hold and BRRRR, even now in C class neighborhoods. 

Passive real estate investing comes with its own challenges of course, most notably finding quality syndicators and the high minimum investment (typically $50-100K if you invest by yourself).

After months of seller trying to get a clear title, seller was not able to get the partial release from HUD unless all the proceeds went to the mortgage balance.

Although that lender was not able to provide a loan product for us, due to our connection with the real estate agent; she did want to find a way to help us and connected us with another lender who was able to find a portfolio loan that would suite our needs.

I didn't know what I was doing, and was not able to truly commit the time necessary to do an effective job at managing my own properties. 

If you’re not able to find a PM or cohost you could always build the team yourself while still living in the area and set up the operations to be fairly automated.

Notably, short-term rentals are categorized as non-residential properties.

A Quick Word on InflationLast week was a big week for economic data, most notably consumer and producer inflation data (CPI and PPI).

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