Hi Kam 👋 There’s so many ways to make money in real estate and they all have their pros and cons.

On the other hand, if you are looking to do a more heavy value-add with renovation you may look for bridge or private money options.

My brother had access to the other $160K but ultimately purchased a 4-plex two months later using his own money instead.Currently, its written that if my brother doesn't use the funds then he gets 160k value from the estate extra, as I used my half already but then my dad suggested a 2% annual appreciation on that amount seems fair on the 160k for him, and now he believes it should match his home’s appreciation, which is roughly 5% per year.

People pay a lot of money for advertising, so here is your chance to gain valuable "real estate" for free (or for the cost of a sign).

that money is not the same as cash... you're paying interest on it.but let me know if i am missing something.

While I will still lose money on it in the long run, I'm at least breaking even on it monthly and no longer have the headache of it. 

Look for properties with value-add opportunities that don't cost much money.

There's many ways to get into a deal with low to no money down!

I was out of college (just earned my degree in Culinary Arts) and was constantly running out of money.

You probably don't run many applications, so I wouldn't sweat losing a little money on each one.