Some people are able to save money and budget and others are not really good at it.

I bought this property with a private interest free loan from a friend. the person i bought it from need cash fast so i offered them a low cash offer and they accepted.I had enough money saved up to rehab the house with my savings.

Why on gods green earth if you can save on commission, gain experience, meet investors and manage your own properties would you want to invest in a market outside of where you are?

I’m interested in connecting with him, but forgot to save the episode.Anyone know who this is?

Avoiding accessive PM fees (personally I recommend most people self-manage)These will eat away at your ROI.

I poured my life saving into it and make it a duplex.

In that process, I got my real estate license to buy the house and save on fees. 

My plan is to take the next six months to try and learn as much as possible about multifamily real estate, while also saving up money to be able to start a career in brokerage.

Does someone have experience buying a foreclosed property and keeping the existing person/family living there and converting to a tenant? 

There will be many situations where you can help a homeowner save their home -  however, in other situations they just want to sell quickly which provides a wholesale, fix/flip, buy/hold opportunity for you.