This is a serious long-term investment, not a wager.10.

Is there anything you learned/ wish you knew before investing in Florida versus California?

Is there anything you learned/ wish you knew before investing in Florida versus California?

I don't see much deviation.It's amazing actually looking at the beautiful chart, the MFR chart, SFR chart (zillow) and wage/rent growth they're all symetrical in a parallel line.

In my experience, a lot of private lenders like to lend within the region, so you will likely have better luck finding lenders where you are investing versus close to home base.

I understand that non-owner occupied units will see a 6% rate versus a 4% rate for owner occupied.

When I can do it directly I know from my evaluation what the property is or isn't versus the wholesaler giving me horrible information.If people are in real estate just for the money you are doing it for the wrong reasons.

He admitted a mistake and dealt with it versus blaming me and trying to weasel his way out of it. 

The issue is that the risk profile for secondary position mimics closer to an equity owners risk versus a pure asset risk.

It did seem that homeowners would look at us more skeptically as an investor once I got my license originally versus when I didn't have it.