Conversely, choosing a smaller loan and leaving more money in the deal can increase your cash flow due to lower mortgage payments, but it may limit your ability to expand your portfolio rapidly.

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@Joy Lee that sounds like a great idea!

This all seems like a bad idea for most private lenders let alone novice ones.

Also am open to criticism and new ideas as I search for a Real Estate mentor as well. 

I was wondering if i could get some testimonies and insight from people on the BiggerPockets platform to help me figure out if it is a good idea or not.

It might be a good idea to tie the site up as long as you can to get some soil testing and at least some preliminary drawings done by the civil engineer to see exactly what the site work costs will be. 

I know a lot of people use Avail but consulting with a local real estate attorney is never a bad idea.

If there are some good/cheaper suburbs outside the city limits that might be better

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