I'm currently exploring opportunities in real estate, particularly in accounting roles.

It seems like there were missed opportunities where we could have done better here.

You should factor in time value of money and opportunity cost.  

My advice would be to underwrite as many house hack opportunities as possible and assume 100% vacancy + a large capex item so you stress test your worst possible scenario and can you get through this.

Would love an opportunity to pick the brain of someone who is seasoned in the game.

You can also find reliable, more than worthy, creative, legal and ethical basic as well as advanced real estate courses on line!

I’ve seen a lot of investors succeed by focusing on a market with strong rental demand, good price-to-rent ratios, and opportunities for appreciation—Detroit checks all those boxes.If you’re curious, feel free to reach out, happy to point you to some resources.

Hi All,I bought a single family converted duplex 136k from a wholesaler  and spent 200k so far as I did not get opportunity to do proper due diligence. 

Since you’re interested in learning more about commercial real estate (CRE), consider a mix of reading books, enrolling in online courses focused on real estate investing. 

There will be many situations where you can help a homeowner save their home -  however, in other situations they just want to sell quickly which provides a wholesale, fix/flip, buy/hold opportunity for you.