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@Christopher Kelly Hello and welcome to BP, a great place to hang out, learn and act on what you learn.

It's just my opinion, but I don't see the logic of hanging on to a house if you're just going to break even or lose money.

We do buy properties directly as well to hold for buyers, and buyers have the option to lease or rent-to-own.My hang up has been finding people who have money to put down towards their purchases or individuals looking to buy properties that we acquire.But its not just for RE either, for any purchases or exchanges where the buyer lacks 80%-90% of what is needed, or the seller lacks inventory of buyers.

Ever run a screw through drywall to hang a picture and run it through a wire?  

As mentioned, any lender is going to require experience of the folks doing the work, that property is their collateral, so how would they know that a music teacher or IT engineer can hang doors that close, windows that open, cabinets that won't fall off the wall or that a ceiling won't fall in?

Florida has mosquitoes, alligators, swamps, and hanging chads! 

We are about to start our first flip and were thinking of putting a sign in the yard or hanging a banner on the porch rails with sales information...Having a hard time coming up with the main message...  

Since I'd ideally like to hang out at his office to be in the middle of things, I will tell him that I will work for nothing on his deals and do whatever I can to help him out in return for education but if I find a deal that I can bring to the table, I will ask for a percentage.

You may even find an investor who is a broker and you can get place to "hang your license" and an investing mentor all in one swoop.