Your story proves that being in the game creates opportunities you can’t plan for.

I personally focus on DSCR investment loans and creative investment financing strategies, so I am happy to connect with you and talk about a game plan.

Just keep in mind that entertainment expenses—like taking clients out for a show or a game—aren’t deductible anymore.And, yes, you can deduct 100% of your education expenses if you’re already a real estate investor.

I would get back to local real estate investor meetups so you can connect with locals to the area and kind of get back in the game slowly that way.

Many youtube videos on the concept will help spell it out for you and give you confidence to proceed. 

I'm presently a facilities engineer by trade, who does some construction and maintenance for landlords on the side, hoping to get back into the private real estate game.

The collateral is so so and some have preferences such as certain asset classes they will invest in, but generally speaking, you can obtain an equity deal with very little skin in the game. 

These will be LTRs and I will most definitely be playing the long game with these.In addition, as rates go down in the future (hopefully) I plan to refinance as most of us do.

Keeping everyone aligned—lenders, inspectors, attorneys—prevents bottlenecks that could derail the timeline.Lastly, tackling big tasks early (like ordering inspections or raising equity) is a game-changer.

I am going to document costs and upload videos showing the construction process.