This is not unusual in the retail real estate agent world. 

@Ben LeybovichI think in the perfect world, new investors would spend enough time and energy learning how to analyze properties themselves, what the various calculations mean, etc.

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

Folks forget rates did not drop below 6% until 2009, which was due the nearly collapse of the world economy and of course the rock bottom 4 and under was a result of the world shutting down due to covid.  

Basically, what I said was it would be good to get the best of both worlds.

I've been investing in Chicago for almost 15 years.  I've been incredibly lucky with tenants, turnover, properties, appreciation, connections etc.That said I do occasionally find myself wondering, what if....If I had ...

His reputation in the real estate world is garbage and he loves to say he does not trade time for money yet to find, purchase and renovate over 700 properties, deal with Section 8 tenets, time spent dealing with lawsuits etc he is doing exactly that. 

This is not a perfect world, therefore increasing your debt increases your risk.

Real world example 1700 sq ft modular older but very well kept. $56000 $930 rent.  

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