I picked up my contractor license after 2 years flipping, for ease of dealing with permits. 

None of this is useful without knowing the age/quality and ease of replacement tenant if it goes dark.

Now, I want to pay it forward by creating a step-by-step real estate investing course specifically for high-earning professionals who might be feeling the same pressures I once did.I know how tough it can be to juggle a demanding career and personal life while trying to invest wisely.

It's also an old city with some geographic constraints to new development...if you're close to public transit in a good location, there's always going to be upward pressure on price (and rents) and limited supply. 

My question is will those home builders put pressure on that gas station owner to improve their business appease wise? 

A HELOC will have a high interest rate - it's "expensive money" - and it will put a ton of pressure on your investment - you will be losing money every month unless it is an absolute home run.Yes, there are issues in California, but if you just buy a random property in a random state thousands of miles away... that is highly risky too. 

However if you only invest it in training, then at the end you have lost $50,000 and still don't own anything.There are a lot less inexpensive ways to learn about real estate in my opinion.Don't fall for any high pressure techniques from any guru.....the typical scenario is to go to a free 2-3 hour training session. 

Additionally, budgets have tightened since a lot of the free money dried up and the fast rising inflation has caught up with consumers causing continued downward pressure on prices and occupancy.

So we bought into the idea that it’s a great investment. we went non contingent over asking but just not happy with the way the deal went .. reluctance of our agent to spend time on the property  and when we went for inspection with sellers inspector the seller agent was present and that didn’t give us room to ask questions and really inspect and feel the property to our liking… I am not sure if it’s just a feeling that goes away or will this be a terrible mistake .. earnest money is also a very large sumYea it sounds like they lied and pressured you a lot.

The threat of an investigation is typically enough pressure that she will make things right so that you go away.Instructions: https://www.ohiorealtors.org/consumers-filing-an-ethics-comp...