Guess I'm just ready to get that first deal under my belt.

Also, HD would not provide us with a commercial card until we had 2 years under our belts.

As a newbie, you need an especially good deal to give you room for errors rather than just any mediocre deal to get one under your belt.

Why don't you try to get some smaller scale things under your belt and work your way up, then you will have the experience and skill to do so.

I see your from Norwood...I'm on the North Shore, basically still greater Boston...my experience is that cash flow inside 128 will be very difficult...even inside the 495 belt will be tough but doable maybe in the cities of Lowell and Lawrence or down closer to you say Brockton or Taunton ...to get good cash flow you have to go to central Mass or even RI...

I'm in the middle of my first major turnaround right now, lol) And if losing a considerable amount of money at this point in your career would cripple you in terms if being able to dust yourself off and find another deal then I'd suggest you back away and get a few "sure thing" deals under your belt first.

I max out on my good loans with decent properties but once you get a couple dozen loans under your belt you will wish you could trade properties around with your lenders depending on the loan interest rates and terms. 

I've officially gotten 1 month of my direct mail marketing campaign under my belt.

The great thing about real estate is that even with years of experience under your belt, there is always something to learn.

We were also thinking if we find a deal, and since it is a seller's market, that we may just forgo our own cash flow (meaning we would rather pay an investor now just to get a deal under our belt)...is this a good idea?