The sooner you invest, the more time you have to benefit from compounding returns and property appreciation.Key Lesson #2: Leverage Financing Wisely Using my VA loan was one of the best financial decisions I made, but I didn’t fully understand the power of leveraging financing at first.

Of course, I'm out the deductible (2k).Incredibly, one week later, another 6ft diameter oak fell across the neighbor's front yard (this time, it damaged HIS house) and took down the power lines to my rental property which ended up causing just under $2000 of electrical work and tree removal expenses for me. 

Its both amazing the networks have the computing power and algorithms to filter each message sent. 

It was a moment filled with emotion, and it’s one of the reasons why we love doing what we do.This experience was a powerful reminder that going the extra mile isn’t just about being kind—it’s about truly helping people in their time of need.

You must work at least 750 hours per year in a qualified RE business.So most people who have high-earning W-2 jobs outside of real estate won't qualify.But the unique thing about RE pro status is that even if you don’t qualify but your spouse does, you can both file jointly and claim the losses from your RE investments to offset your other active income together.It's an incredibly powerful benefit if you do meet the criteria.

They really don't have the power or right to place any kind of lien on the property while they simply have it under contract and aren't doing any improvement to the property. 

Pays power but water /sewer are unpaid for 2 years & accruing in my name & they won’t shut off water to an “occupied” house.

It can be an extremely powerful tool to start to scale. 

Keep growing that Roth IRA, as the principals of compounding interest in the absence of taxation are powerful! 

While no properties actually flooded, the entire area was a disaster - roads destroyed, rescues, loss of power, and loss of safe drinking water than lasted for two weeks.