Hi Marshal, welcome to the community!

A good investor friendly agent typically does “driving for dollars,” from what I’ve heard, and they might have a direct line on off market properties.Eyes on the Future - At 19, you can stack up quite the portfolio over the next decade.

I paid for the licensing.

Trying to figure out if the juice is worth the squeeze. 

So, here’s my question.. do you think you’d be more comfortable taking the DIY approach with strict guidelines, or might a property manager give you the peace of mind you need?

They are essentially hoping you don't notice all these little maneuvers and that you look to the bottom of the page to see a positive cash flow.

Show up at as many local meetups as you can to possibly meet the right seller, lender, or partner. 

This property is ready to welcome its next owner with no repairs or updates needed.

The answer is that if the lender that's doing the hard money loan is only funding the purchase and not the rehab, they then have less oversight of the project since they're not doing the draws, and thus not seeing the progress of the project and having control of the funds or draws from the rehab to make sure the project is progressing.

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