.✅ Hidden potential: Sellers are typically motivated and might be willing to let go of properties at a discount due to personal reasons, not just financial ones.Where to Find Them?

I'm a licensed contractor in NYC and I have a good friend who's family owns a property here in Crown Heights Brooklyn that’s basically all paid off and taxes are up to date.

You’re asking the right questions, and it’s great to see you thinking strategically.My Take on Your SituationSince you already own a rental and want to expand your portfolio, your main decision points are:1.How to pull equity to fund your next deal2.Whether to transfer your current rental into an LLC3.How to position yourself for long-term growthHere’s how I’d approach it:HELOC vs.

The person in the response above who got crushed by a $5000 repair never did have $100-200/mo. cashflow.

@Jessica Privitera welcome to the forumns, sounds like you will have a lot of value to add here and help others along their own journey.What was the driver behind the move from NY to TN?

Some also do not allow inspections because (as someone who has built many properties) some people want to act as their own inspector and then an inspection vs. what they want are two different things.

Quote from @Scott Trench: What I have seen in my own life was this..- Working a W2 as a firefighter, posting and consuming content- Leaving my W2 to dive deep into real estate investing and working as an agent... and still watching/posting content all while business was ok - Deleting social media apps (one have one on my phone that I use 10 minutes or less a day), diving deep into building my business and skills which have drastically increased due to pure focus and increasing my business significantly- moral of the story... focus on the things you need to do in business (dollar productive activities) and life experiences while reducing consumption will increase your success  

Don't they carry their own insurance?

I ran into these gugys personally coming out of the GFC were money was really tough to raise..

Hi Clifford,Are you trying to sell a dollar general location and 1031 into something else or do you mean you are selling a property such as single family, multi family, etc. and want to own a STNL NNN property?