Start by attending real estate meetups, BiggerPockets forums, and local investor groups to connect with potential partners.

Potentially even visa versa since putting a few short term rentals would immediately generate some income and then sell off the parcels either with or without an income producing rental already in place.

After staging, it was sold to a retail buyer for a strong profit, demonstrating the potential for significant returns by buying from motivated sellers, renovating strategically, and selling at retail.

If your giving away 30% of Gross, that severely eats into your potential profits. 

Build a financial history with your LLC. 

.⚠️ Beware of these red flags:🚨 Bad partners who don’t communicate or operate ethically🚨 Financial arrangements that don’t make sense🚨 Risk levels that are too high for the returnIf ANY of these ingredients are bad, walk away—even if the deal looks profitable on paper.🚀 Lesson: Part of a good deal is better than 100% of no deal, but 0% of a bad deal is better than any piece of a bad deal.Final ThoughtsToo many investors make the mistake of wanting 100% ownership and control—but they forget that it’s better to own part of a great deal than to own nothing at all.🏡 Real estate is a team sport—and the investors who understand this scale faster, learn more, and build more wealth.Discussion Questions for You:1️⃣ Have you ever walked away from a deal because you wanted 100% ownership?

-Transfer the property into an LLC – This may allow me to take ownership while potentially avoiding property tax reassessment, however this sounds like an involved process-Establish a living trust for my aunt and mother – The trust would specify that I inherit the property upon their passing and provide step up in cost basis but i'm worried that the living trust can be modified to have me removed (who knows what can happen) - My mother is somewhat volatile.I would like to live in the property and my mother will live in her second property with her husband. 

Blue Ridge is a strong market with plenty of potential.

Good potential for appreciation/rent growth upside as well in the next 5-10 years in my opinion with the market still being one of the most affordable in the country.

In over 15 years of lending our money privately, here are the most common questions we are asked by potential borrowers.