Make a contingent that the XX amount on the Cashiers check or wire will be used from the home owner to pay off the net pay off mortgage and then buy the house for a thousand bucks or something in that order.

But, I do feel bad for the students, since they are the ones that typically don't have the money to lose, but also get suckered by gurus that they can make hundreds of thousands, if not millions, by investing in real estate.

2.) looking for advice on how to deploy 600+ thousand dollars into real estate and start receiving the cash flow from it without having to pull the 401(k) out and swallow the tax ramifications.I currently own 13 units and receive healthy cash flow from all of them, but I am looking to increase my cash flow so I can ease into the next phase of my life which includes work of a different kind but not doesn’t having a 9 to 5 job.Thanks in advance!

and you need to be ready for rough turnovers - potentially spending a couple thousand dollars every time a tenant leaves. 

You can read this article to see more about asset recovery after death: https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-estate-recovery-nursing-...)

That’s impressive and such a fun way to connect your passion for running with family life.It sounds like you’ve got a solid start with house hacking and traveling nurse rentals.

Here in Western NC and greater Asheville we have several thousand people who are suddenly displaced due to Hurricane Helene.

This can range from a few thousand to several hundred thousand dollars, depending on the complexity and size of the project

I have been interested in buying a laundromat but have been hesitant thus far because the only ones I have found have been on leases and I’m worried about investing hundreds of thousands of dollars into something that can be terminated or significantly altered with the end of the lease.

Somehow that has gotten lost but it costs thousands and thousands of dollars just to buy a property.