First and foremost, I want to learn as much as possible about real estate investing before putting any of my money into it.

@Alison CromwellIn order to obtain a flip loan with no consistent income history, the following steps need to be undertaken: create an impressive credit score, put aside more funds as a down payment, check out new methods of getting funding besides what is available from banks or other financial institutions, involve yourself in investments with toughened entrepreneurs, show how financially sound you are by doing things such as getting enough money into savings over time through frugal living habits or accumulating valuable assets that can be readily converted into cash when required among others like developing several stable sources of income or steadily growing one.

Will be inheriting 90K in the near future and trying to figure out the best place to put it.

Rather than writing the loan off, having 20,000+ less to lend and have it take 3 years to put it back yourself via ROTH contribution limits (7k/year), can someone else pay the loan back for the borrower?  

Badass.The Skeptics Take:It’s spring and I think I speak for everyone when I say, time to double click on those sunny clothes and put the sweatpants in the lower drawer.

I live in the suburbs of Portland, OR.On most properties I'm seeing, if I put 20% down, most, if not all, of these properties are negative cashflow in the amount of usually $200-300.Should I wait to put down more like 30-40% to ensure positive cashflow or am I being too cautious?

We are looking into buying with creative options such as using a wholesaler, putting more money down, and house hacking.

We just put down some rugs and painted a mural on one of the walls for interest.

Then we will put the cash from the refi towards another property with even less capital investment than the first property, etc.

Dont currently invest in the market but living from Chicago all my life- I have seen MIlwaukee and a few other cities in WI continue to grow and develop their neighborhoods, cities, and counties- I see the MW continue to grow at a slow turtle rate but if you have time on your side, I would put my $ on some of the areas in MI, Racine, Madison, GB and Kenosha - Closer to the water the better --