Now, I'm stepping into the investor role myself and looking to learn, grow, and connect with like-minded individuals.I'm eager to share insights from my lending experience while also gaining knowledge from seasoned investors.

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This has been my experience and I live in an ultra-competitive market.

I'm interested in buying."  

I do not judge anyone that sees a high projected return and becomes interested.  

These were investments, the value of the assest are there, its the liquid that ran short and had to resort to credit cards to fix up the propertyYou spent $50k from savings, borrowed $50k from a 401k, and are paying it back over five years at around 7.5% interest, then borrowed another $40k from credit cards and are paying that back at around 8% interest, maybe more.

Would that lower our tax liability from other income we receive or no because this is purely RE and not an operating business?

On a day-to-day basis, I work with investors who are interested in learning about REI Nation.

I would run from this.

I think I know the answer to this question already, but want to make sure I am not missing anything (plus I am still learning).