Healthy networking, prosperous investing and happy new year to you.Kudos,Mary

if we elect to shop on the market place for something competitive based on our actual need for doctor visits (besides delivery and baby checkups, we are both rather healthy adults) it seems so overwhelming trying to navigate all the options....deductibles, co-insurance, hmo, ppo, in network, hsa max out of pocket...im confused!!

Hello, fellow entrepreneurs and investors. My name is Dominick Burgess, I am Located in Kansas City, MO and I am new to Wholesale Real Estate. I would love to hear your stories of how you started and how you operate a...

After 7 years of steady rentals we sold it to a fellow investor (who was aware of all the work we did) for a very healthy profit & hold the note @ 12%.On several others it helped knowing what we were into before we make the final offer. 

Because I am taking time of from work- do not have a track record of self employment-  I am learning that despite perfect credit and healthy assets, I would have problems qualifying for a loan on my own.

I hope this subject line prompts a healthy discussion. 

Here you get some savvy folks who may be in a place a short time (college, military, etc); are new in town and checking it out  and don't want to rush into a purchase); like the lifestyle and fixed costs (not paying for the roof replacement, free to move, call someone else if it breaks, etc); and even some who run some hard numbers and find in some cities it may make sense for them to rent (perhaps homes are 7 figures, or they want to focus 100% on their tech start up and not weekend home improvement projects)....There are lots of each type in most healthy rental markets.

If you figure 50% for expenses, you still make a very healthy return on your money for that.  

Third is to joint venture You have the deal, find someone with cash or a healthy heloc, partner and split the deal. 50% of a deal is better than 100% of no deal! 

Let the space work for you. 50K is a healthy downpayment but I don't necessarily suggest dumping that all into one property.