I'll say it again: Book smarts make dinner conversation; street smarts make money.

Many investors struggle with rigid lending criteria, high interest rates, or difficulty securing gap funding.A workaround I've found effective is building strong relationships with private money lenders and offering flexible terms that create win-win scenarios.

People that have "amazing deals" outnumber "people that actually have money to execute on them" by a ratio of 10:1 or 15:1.

If I could put down more money obviously that would decrease mortgage but I need some left over for closing etc I cannot believe that some people with thousands up up votes think this could be a good opportunity.Here are some thoughts/comments:- At current rate and those rent points, 1% is large cash flow negative at high LTV.- market rent is ~$2400/month but PITI is $2150. 

You’ve identified a solid way to save money on commissions by handling one side of the deal at a time.

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There are many reasons we transitioned from NY to TN:Taxes: Tennessee's tax-friendly environment means we get to keep more of our hard-earned money.

It's not fool proof but I've weeded out a lot of people this way without spending money for marketing. 

Is the real advantage to anyone owning NNN to get a relatively secure return on money whilst not having to deal with headaches of property ownership? 

This is our first investment together so we're exploring financing options.Wondering if anyone has trusted contacts in private lending/hard money who are able to fund ~$400k in acquisition cost and ~$250-300k in repairs?