The entire effort took way too long, took a lot of work, took a lot of money.  

Otherwise, just make a better return just being a hard money lender.Appreciation in NYC has been disappointing. 

There is a ton of free information and you could probably make it just fine without spending anything on education. 

Before you even start spend a few hours and a lot of discussion to sort out every possible contingency.  

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If a room has their own bathroom, obviously that would not be part of the cleaner's responsibility as they would not be entering any of the private spaces.Renting by the room will get you more money, but will also require more work on your part as there will be personality clashes (do not get involved in those).

This helps ensure the transaction progresses smoothly and in a timely manner.Earnest Money Deposit: Specify the amount of earnest money the buyer will deposit with the offer.

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I'm planning to keep my day job and probably look to partner with friends and maybe cabl dabble in some hard money. 

The liquidity event helped, as have recent MicroSaaS and other projects that bring in some butter and egg money.