I've been doing investment real estate for many years and the biggest way to get started is finding a commercial real estate market you can afford as the biggest hurdle.

Especially in a market like Charleston where affordability has become a huge pain point in recent years.

But real estate has afforded me a life that I never thought was possible.

This my friends on BP is just the reality of Real Estate you have two basic methods One mom and pop keep their day jobs and start buying long term hold rentals as they can afford them and if they like it they keep at it..Two you jump in the game and try to make money transactionally IE RE Broker  Flipper Wholesaler MLO  leasing agent etc etc.. this also is a long term ramp.. what the Guru programs attract generally speaking is those that get excited think they can somehow buy a program ( any program pick one) and its going to jump start them to this mythical financial freedom everyone talks about..

I consider that a liability,  don't want it on my balance sheet and if I were out of funds I would sit on the sidelines before entertaining that deal.

For your scenario, you would be able to afford $8300 monthly mortgage assuming no debts. ($200K/12 months = $16k/ month of 50% = $8333.

International Students are moving because they claim they cannot afford it, coupled with tuition fees.

I was thinking of early operators who can't really afford a bad review.

For those who are unfamiliar, PadSplit is an affordable housing tech startup that provides a house-sharing service for working people.

You can afford to pay a bit more if rates cool down.We need to also remember that BRRRR become a really hot topic in a low interest environment.