@Robert Gorra - I've had a similar experience where I've had a really hard time with getting GC's to even give me an estimate, and the few that have have been way overpriced (ie, they want me to put in $20k of cabinets in a budget flip) or have had their prices go up by about 40% and still not give me a firm price when I try to nail down the scope of work.

Hey @Katherine Lewis, I have always felt this was a tougher row to hoe overall.It's not that it couldn't work, but the juice might not be worth the squeeze.If you go all in you have to do it for the long haul.

I first got started in real estate investing working for a real estate private equity firm in NYC.

@Enrique Toledo  If the seller is firm at 10% down, you can always get a personal loan for that 10%. 

To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.

To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.

A post on the official Norada Capital Management website from 2022 (attached screenshots in addendum), boldly states the following:“Norada Capital Management offers investors opportunities to invest in Promissory Notes with fixed rates of return ranging from 12% up to 17.5% per year,” ( Link ).In explaining the use of proceeds from the promissory notes—specifically the entities Norada Capital Management, a private equity firm, supposedly lends to in order to generate these high annual rates, the company states that:“Three of those five categories that our company invests in as a private equity firm include e-commerce-based businesses very lucrative area, especially if you’re in the right area of e-commerce.

To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.

Be firm and don't let things slide.

To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.