A good rule of thumb is to have 3-6 months of expenses (mortgage, utilities, insurance, etc.) set aside per property for emergencies.

The combination of its growing tech & healthcare sector, long-term resilience to climate change, and relative affordability makes it an interesting place to start our real estate journey.I spent a big part of my career in hospitality real estate consulting at a Big 4 firm, but I left to explore new opportunities and decided it was finally time to take the leap into real estate investing.

It is easy to initiate a trustee-to-trustee transfer between firms.

In my home market of Florida, our insurance rates have made it much harder to have positive cash flow on a CRE deal.

It’s cash flowing about $50/month after everything (PITI, flood insurance, home warranty, excess liability & termite protection) - if I got ride of termite it would cash flow $125.

We are full-time investors ourselves (I'm Director of Acquisitions for a private equity firm); and our income comes from our investments.

My monthly payments (mortgage, insurance, taxes) are roughly $3,600, leaving me netting about $4,600/month.I have four years left until military retirement, after which I’ll have a pension, some disability income, and rental income from this property.

Does he understand, Deeds, Due On Sale, Insurance, tax implications, servicing, contracts and so on?

Any VA service firms ?

For structuring your business, consider whether you actually need an LLC or if umbrella insurance might be a simpler alternative.