Finding it through your Facebook sphere shows the power of networking, and keeping the rehab cosmetic was a smart way to minimize risk and maximize profit.One thought: Have you factored in holding costs, loan interest, and potential market fluctuations during the 45 days?

Quote from @Paul Azad: Beautiful property Blake, and great growing area, i drove through a few years ago, amazing scenerey and perrenial vacation spot, would you feel comfortable sharing the structure of the syndication for the investors, fees, projected IRR, or time weighted avg returns etc from a potential passive investor perspective?

However, by 5-6 months I'm pretty comfortable and 30 mins seem to be enough time, but stills feel rushed.2) I wish they would have some of their weekly meetings for '6-12' month clients.

Unit 3 - mid-term rental (this would be best for the most private unit as most mid-term renters are more concerned with privacy and creature comforts than amenities)4.

In terms of feedback from our team, we’re leaning towards buttoning down the hatches, keeping rent increases low, and focusing on maximizing occupancy in our New England markets.

@Chris Kay beleive you can do DSR loans without a job as they qualify the property, not the borrower.You'd still need 20-25% down though.That's where you have a decision:- Pay down the mortgage, setting yourself up for a future refinance to free up your VA Entitlement.OR- Save up for your next acquisition.Only YOU can make that decision as you have to be comfortable with the increasing debt-load risk and the additional time to manage everything.

I am most comfortable with long-term rentals, but I would like to try a flip or two to build my capital.

You just have to be comfortable knowing that you shouldnt expect to see strong price appreciation unless you force through the NOI. 

In fact, in that mastermind group, I connected with a lot of high-level investors and that’s where I got the confidence to start investing in Costa Rica with partners that I met in that mastermind group.Your brother gave me some good advice of how to run a debt fund, which was super helpful.With regards to the lease option model, I feel super comfortable with it and I’ve done enough to see how profitable lease options are and I would say they’re much more profitable, and require a lot less effort once you are used to them, than any other type of real estate I’ve done over the past 15 years.I posted some numbers above that showed the difference of doing a partnership model or a debt model.

For me, it's about practicing Cooperative Group Economics: It's not about me maximizing my profit, by rather about me maximizing the benefit to my community.