As a side note, FDIC insurance protects depositor money, not debt.

Save your money/liquid reserves to stretch over more properties or to buy and renovate.  

  :)  Many Indians send money back home to repay people that bankrolled their studies in Canada. 

Basically, they suggest to buy a property with very little money, collect the cashflow, then refinance to pull money out of the property, buy more real estate for more cash flow and quit the W2 they hate.The first flaw is that a lot of the books written before 2020 will tell you to analyze more deals until you find one that cashflows.

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

My broker advised me to "bite the bullet" and close the deal, telling me that I should be glad I wasn’t losing money on the deal.

Real estate investing is forgiving; the average person can still make money even with some big mistakes.

I beleive offering buyer agency fees will ultimately be where sellers should allocate most of their marketing money, not in listing fees. 

I wanted a house for myself to live in and I had been living with parents for two years to save money.

Hard money for acquisition and I financed the rehab myself.