Because of the relationship with my lender I am also comfortable offering cash so as far as the seller is concerned there is no risk of the deal not going through because of financing not working out.

Once you are pre-approved you will have a better idea on your affordability based on price point and how much of a down payment you're comfortable paying.Once you have that information, you can better understand if you can afford to BRRRR or should do an FHA loan on a multifamily property instead.

You're a very bright guy and I believe you will reliably go where the data leads you, not to your comfort zone.

There is a matrix I like from Jeffery Norton that uses the ppsf method and I think that is a good place to start as he has the numbers updated for 2021....however, for my own comfort I want a few GCs to go boots on ground after I have locked in a property through a contingent offer.   

Preliminary plans can be produced without having to give up your firstborn child by making sure that you set the scope of services for the planner and civil engineer to include only the work needed to initially quantify the site and hard costs.

I told the tenant that I would need to call this property uninhabitable (since she had screamed at me about how the mold and bacteria from the sewage water can harm herself and her child) and asked her to find herself alternate accommodations.

I just want to have it where I can work one job, my wife stays at home occasionally working her dream career, and living comfortably in middle class.

I have a strong interest in various investment opportunities within real estate (flipping, rental, wholesale, land) but need some hands on experience so that I am comfortable with jumping in and taking these risks.

I have a strong interest in various investment opportunities within real estate (flipping, rental, wholesale, land) but need some hands on experience so that I am comfortable with jumping in and taking these risks.

There are personal tax considerations, the structure of the investment (sole ownership or ownership with a partner), personal comfortability with risk, the loan products you have access to, personal income, personal debt to income ratios, property income, state of ownership (different states have different rules on transfer tax), and even the future strategy you are planning on taking with your investments etc.