with the current market micro & macro trends, our market is poised to continue to go up for the foreseeable future.

What you could doIs continue to pay that loan and have the owner also select finance you the balance.

What I would like though is to get the feedback of people who have done similar types of partnerships and have learned through experience the pitfalls that I should watch out for when investing using this or a similar model.Because of this post I have already had a phone call with a mentor that gave me some good advice and I am just looking to continue to get some feedback from other experienced investors too.

Like I said, I may be new but I am driven and ready to continue learning and leveling up my skill sets.  

.), spending time with my family, and always continuing to better myself whether that be reading books, being outdoors and exercising, networking, and/or sharpening my skills for my trade.I started my real estate journey in 2021 after a software business I was a partner in had a bad partnership breakup that saw me lose everything (financially). 

We are solely working on assisted living:- Buying homes and leasing them at higher than market rates to these business operators- Purchasing existing businesses with the real estate- Developing / building newFor us, the business makes the real estate cash flow, we can create a massive impact, and the demand outpaces supply and will continue to be that way for the next couple decades.

Really like the sentiment around being flexible and creative to get a deal done, I agree, it takes looking at things in a slightly different lens to make them come together currently and I think that will continue as we get into 2025 as well.  

Quote from @Mike Paolucci: Quote from @Lolo Druff: I am looking to buy my first investment property, and my goal is to continue building this portfolio every year until I can live off my rental income entirely.

There are continue developments (residential and commercial). 

I will continue to search for off-market deals.