Dedicating time to study and learn through resources like YouTube, BiggerPockets, and other sites is invaluable.

Fortunately it took me only 3-4 weeks to learn my lesson.

Yearly net cashflow after absolutely all costs and a margin of safety should be between $15,000 - $20,000.Lessons learned?

I learned about these restrictions after I could no longer return my earnest money.

I am hoping to connect with others and learn all that I can. 

I’m here to soak up all the knowledge I can, share my experiences, and connect with others who are just as passionate about real estate.I’m looking forward to jumping into discussions, learning from everyone here, picking up tips and best practices for multifamily investments, house flipping, house hacking, and BRRRR, as well as making connections and maybe even collaborating on future projects.Thanks for having me!

Lessons learned?

All your best Financing and Discounts and you can learn everything with HUD.

Excited to learn and connect with you all!

My husband and I are in the same boat with a VA loan, and being told that since we itemized and deducted so many repairs, etc last year from our new rental that we can not count any of the 3k in rent towards our income, and so the 2850 mortgage payment doesn’t offset and therefore ruins our chances of getting a mortgage :(