Wow, what a topic.

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I'm spending a lot of time reading, learning, and there are a million topics to cover. 

As I learn more about creative financing and other ways to fund a deal, I admit I’m lost in how one broaches this topic with someone.

To preface my title, I've spent probably close to 2 hours scouring for the answer to this question and haven't found it just yet... and watch as soon as I post this there will be links flying in about the exact topic haha.I'm aware that as a licensed agent, especially in Georgia, of all the disclosures that are necessary before an offer is made on a property.My questions comes down to more on the investor/acquisition side and dealing with off market properties, as an Agent... are you able to creatively finance or utilize private capital for a deal?

There is a ton of discussion on here on this topic, so I wont spend too much time.

I have some time before my first deal as I’m only a senior in high school but Ive always taken interest in real estate and have found myself investing a lot of time into reading about the topic.

Second post to the same topic to add clarity.You are correct in that the way all of these comparison calculations work are all incredibly similar, but it seems like you're not super clear on when to use these different rates and their interaction with each other. 

I stumbled on this community just a couple of months ago and even though this is my first post, I always read every relevant topic and binged as many podcast episodes as I could.. just never thought I was knowledgeable enough to contribute anything meaningful..

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