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@shawn @Shawn ThomYou are correct in the need to make sure that no baggage has been accumulated by the LLC.

Real estate is a game, play it and have fun, learn to be a master negotiator, don't worry over one deal, there are thousands more waiting to be found by a smart buyer like yourself.Your score card is the amount of equity or cash flow you are able to accumulate.

Cash and speed are powerful tools for getting what you want.Once your properties are rented, open lines of credit against some of them and accumulate more great buys... maybe move up to the 10 unit investments.

If you accumulated 3K in interest on your 25K loan, the 28K would actual be 28.84K account for the interest being taxed twice.Hopefully the earnings outside the account make up for anything lost in terms of return from the account.

This enables me to accumulate capital for my next purchase at a more rapid rate - a purchase that I intend to acquire with the traditional 20% down.It's remarkable how much easier it is to purchase a first property than people think - or its remarkable how much money others will loan you with decent credit history, etc.  

Now we're at the point in which we've accumulated so much stuff it really isn't fun moving!!

If you started calling expired listings every day, it would not take you long to accumulate twenty listings.

It's a great wealth building vehicle for you to also accumulate gains of up to $250,000 each (you and your partner) and walk away without tax penalties after living there for two years. 

Build up the personal financial position first, with lots of monthly cash surplus from steady jobs and a strong financial base of assets accumulated over many years.