Hi, wanted to get opinions on monthly spend for marketing/leads… thinking about hiring a company who provides warm leads, but wanted to get an idea of what realistic monthly spend is for it.Thanks!

PCB is a great market!

Hey @Michael Weleski I would recommend finding someone who is in your market doing flipping/renovations and partner up with them (get to/find a local REIA meetup if you haven't already). 

I made an offer on a duplex, it's been on market for about 10 days.

@Bryce Kennebeck Are you looking in Tampa, FL market or surrounding areas as well?

What key factors should first-time borrowers consider when securing funding for their initial real estate investment?

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

You use the funds of others to fund the deal, you do the work with rehabbing, renting, and managing side of the deal and both you and the initial investor whom invested their funds split the profits 50/50.2.)

@Arya ChenTo initiate a self-storage deal, work with a specialized broker, preferably from networks like the Self Storage Association or commercial real estate firms.

Unfortunately we bought it at an auction and cannot rent it out so we fixed it up and are selling it, but with this slow market thought of taking out a refi in order to move onto my next project.