I'm Samantha Derman from Los Angeles- I am passionate about animals AND real estate investing.

I'm curious as to why VG Jason wasn't a fan.

I extremely passionate about real estate investing for the focus of my sole income to provide for my three  children.

Perhaps, hiring a local co-host (or even a boutique manager) who is passionate about your property’s brand might be the sweet spot.PS: One interesting fact—Evolve’s 10% fee often excludes local vendor costs like cleaning, which can add up to an additional 10-15% of revenue.

The issue that I'm facing now is whether I want to pull it out against one of my rentals or on my primary.I have found a bank that will allow me to borrow as a second lien on rentals but their rates are higher than what I could get when just doing it against my primary.What I'm most worried about is what happens in a worst case scenario, should something drastic happen in the market.From what I understand, using the money against a rental doesn't necessarily provide much more of a safety blanket in case things hit the fan because if, somehow, the HELOC lender can't recover their money, you'll get sued anyways.

The agent has been communicative the whole time (something that I can say about 5% of agents in my limited experience) so I'm a fan!

I'm not a huge fan of virtual staging personally, I prefer actual physical staging. 

I’ve always been passionate about real estate, and my interest in investing grew even stronger when I inherited a property from my mother, which I began renting out in October 2024.

We want to live life on our own terms, pursue our passions, and build a future that's truly ours.

This is not some foo-foo "follow your passion" dream; it's a realistic way of finding out what motivates you, discovering what financial opportunities exist in that realm, and working in the areas in which they converge.