Quote from @Devin James: Quote from @Justin Stamper: land entitlement is a great move in florida. just gotta have deep pockets to play!

I think there's a fair amount of play in the budget for what needs to be done.  

I've been playing with amortization calculators and have seen you can pay off 1/3 of the mortgage and reduce 2/3 of the duration.

They tend to get people to attend their seminars that have no understanding of RE Investing and think that they have to "pay to play".  

If they don't you personal financial situation plays a bigger part in securing a loan. 

Most of our investments we look at IRR (time value of money) to determine which investment is a good fit for us at this time - which factors in returns, risk and time of investment - is it a short term investment we want to get appreciation play or long term fixed income investment.

I think real estate investing has always been a long play whether it be Turnkey or any other route. 

Slightly less bookings, way less lead times, prices have dropped.January 2025 is promising relative to how 2024 has played out. 

Outside of real estate, I enjoy working out at the gym, woodworking and building furniture, playing tennis and doing any and every DIY project. 

Commercial lenders are not playing by the same set of rules as conventional lenders.