Friend 1: $25,000, within a year he expects to have $60,000, which he will keep upping to get him to $100,000.

Keep following up to provide documents.

Keep after it.

I think the great investors like you just keep buying thru it all. 

Thanks for the suggestion and keeping me intriqued!

the title will be transferred to a land trust" is called deception (an attempt to hide the transfer)You should never do anything in real estate that you have to hide, it always comes back and bites you, maybe not in 2024 but at some point in he near future, that fact will play a role in trying to keep the property.

You just have to START, and KEEP GOING.

But keep in mind, the mortgage interest on that home is tax-deductible, which can save you some cash at tax time.

@Rick BaggenstossIt's not going to go backwards private organizations and the city have invested millions and they have gained back 100 millions back on their investments and the Beltline is not completed yet I do the tour often (Beltline)Those area are little sketchy but because it has not been totally gentrified it's still in its process also in order far Atlanta to keep attracting talent to the city they must become transportation friendly millenials are not getting in car note debt like previous generations they want to work play and party in the city (Kipp) is great as far school goes I want to say it was #1 in the state of GA.

If not, I'm sure there's plenty of tools online that can help you budget and keep you accountable to your budget.