Do not make the mistake I did in thinking that Vacasa is in anyway a property management company. 

I think you would be better off to invest rather than pay off your mortgage.

Assuming the area is on the up and up Lake Property will always trend in the right direction because of the limited supply around the lake.I am in Chicago, but my father bought a lake house sw of Louisville and I think it's at least doubled in value.With your background as an electrician this sounds like a no brainer!

My brother and I want to get into real estate investing for passive income, and we’re thinking about starting off with a duplex in a year or two after saving some money, that we can live in and rent other unit(s). 

Feel free to shoot me a direct message if you think that I can be a resource.

I think some of it is that I have gotten comfortable with the 10,000 person towns on the coast that are so easy to quickly get to know that trying to get to know a big city like Reno is just a bit overwhelming.

We've seen seller financing come back in a big way, and I think it will continue as debt continues to be challenging.Syndication, raising capital for less experienced operators, and those who have challenging deals, will be more difficult in this part of the cycle.What tools/strategies are you using to close deals today?

As much as I would think it would be overpriced, I would be willing to pay the same for a software that met all the metrics a RE investor would want in one single platform.My post isn't about how to make QBO cheaper, its about finding or creating a better system to track property performance, cashflow, debt, cap ex, and all the metrics we want to see along with our accountants. 

Many agents don't know what that is and sometimes they freak out because they think it's a scam.But in terms of the structure it's a simple and often used strategy. 

I was thinking of doing some creative finance: Maybe offering to take all three properties off of their hands with a lease to own, so I don't tie up all my money.