that being said, i look for ways to save money any way i can in my business and the flat fee has become an incredible tool for just that.

There's another line that goes like this iIF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT, THEN GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN.SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS

On the other hand, I am wary of risks and changes .... so here I am dipping my toes in and ready to absorb any & all information that I can in order to make our dreams a reality!  

Currently I perform energy audits and make recommendations to homeowners and landlords for energy efficient improvements.My hope is to learn as much as I can in real estate and in a 5-10 yr time turn it in to a full time business that can provide me a career on my own terms and do one of the things I love which is to look at properties.

I can in and said the opposite I had a letter of intro from my commercial bank backed up by REAL proof of funds.. so they know I was real.

If it is a EXCELLENT DEAL and the price is there and you can get those things repaired after you have an inspector look at it then I will still buy it.Stop dealing with the TIRE KICKERS.SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS

They are serious about leveraging each dollar that they can in order to build while prices are still depressed.Are you one of the 1 out of 3?

If I do 80/15/5, I will deplete ~ $400 every month, but I'll have over 100k usable cash.I'm not sure whether to make big down payment to minimize the monthly cash bleeding or keep the cash as much as I can in the bank for 3rd house.

I don’t have any experience in real estate, but I have a degree in economics and can see that investing in real estate would be a great path towards financial independence.I’ve been doing all of the research that I can in order to put together a plan to truly get started in the next 24 months.

My plan is to get cash out and do some improvements to sell for as close to market as I can in a short amount of time.