The odds of default go up significantly for those who have no skin in the game.

I have other assets in Canada but I looking at bringing everything here when the exchange rate is better.

That shows real estate can be possible for anyone; in my opinion, I know everyone has unique and challenging situations, but in principle, anyone who can follow some basic budget fundamentals can save up enough for a down payment.Grateful BiggerPockets continues to bring more people into the industry!

@Brice Alef-Torrisi, there's lots of different ways to skin this regarding entity structure and financial account structure.

Don't talk yourself into a place because of personal use.Buying a $475k condo that brings in 35k in gross rental income will lose a lot of money.

@Bryson Ragsdale search "house hacking biggerpockets" in spotify or the Podcast app and that should bring up the ones that talk about house hacking!

We only needed to pay earnest money and a portion of the closing fees bring upfront investment to 12-15K.

Quote from @Eli Edwards: Has anyone ever tried to bring a homeowner/seller in on the flip?

Definitely will bring more jobs and with that the workers' families.

I own a small portfolio that brings enough income for me not to have a w-2 income.