@Peter MckernanThat's what I was thinking.

Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?

I think it's kind of funny that people always talk about doing your own due diligence as I thought that was pretty assumed with any investment, but I guess there are some people who may buy blindly like they do with stocks or whatever.

Good advice above, but wanted to also say that many times people have a much higher basis than they think they do in a property.

Do you think it's worthwhile to buy a lot and build a house to potentially sell for profit?

I think they work great, others on this forum disagree.

If you have questions about specific properties contact me privately and I'll tell you what I think.

Competition..However, most investors are not aware of off-market properties..But not any off-market, the undervalued ones.These Deals are gold..Most investors don’t know how to really get them .Some do direct mail , cold calling , chasing people down and begging for deals.And except to get those deals.The Thing is those deals are not on the radar for a reason.And to get those deals, there is a very simple set of requirements that need to be met and systems that have to be implemented .Once you know these requirements and systems, it's just a matter of executing them properly and with consistency..And the undervalued off-market deals will come to you.It really is that easy….I’ve getting off-market properties for over 3 years now without even working to get them.Like 2 years ago I got this off-market deal and it was just a piece of land in the desert .For real .And I took it for 20k.No one I know didn’t make fun of me.They call me stupid .But I trust the requirements and the systems.Now 3 years later this land is worth almost $700.000 ($642k).It's all thanks to the fact that I can find undervalued off-market properties..And no, I start with nothing and zero connections..But that doesn't matter, because you don't need to have the connections, to be a sweet talker or have millions in the bank.If you’re sick of finding deals .Then all you need to have are requirements and systems to get you off-market deals.But please just don’t think that cold calling is the way.It’s sad.I will write another post about the systems and requirements to get those deals.just be open-minded that there are systems to get off-market deals.And that’s why some investors make millions and some don’t .They have step-by-step systems that guarantee getting those deals.Thanks for reading,

Maybe think of the fact that if you put all those properties in an LLC, you'll have a heck of a time getting an umbrella policy so you'll have exposure.

I am checking on the prepayment penalty.For the cash out refi, I am thinking it may take 6-9 months to stabilize and then refi.