You'll have to put down 20-25%Getting the vehicle off your DTI will definitely help, see if your family member's credit is good enough for them to refi you off the loan.

It's important to find people you trust to do it right because I can't tell you how many times we've taken on properties and the furniture weren't set up correctly/things are falling off.  

The principal paydown would be much larger, the appreciation and tax write offs would be better even with a weaker market because $1,000,000 down could buy a $4,000,000 property. 

The earlier you start in your RE journey, the better off you will be in the future.

I would love to connect with other investors in the Albuquerque, NM area that would enjoy meeting up from time to time to talk real estate and build off each other.

If you have any questions, I'd be happy to share my experience or be a fly on the wall to bounce some ideas off of. 

Just got off phone with https://www.coldcallerpros.comLove to get some feedback on these guys OR other recommended cold calling services.

Its very rare in CA for an actual dwelling to be sold at tax sale 99.9% of all tax sale properties in CA is bare land.. so the risk is access.. and as Ned stated everything else is wiped off of title.Now getting title insurance to resell can be tricky..

I was forced to cash out my 401k in payments to minimize tax penalties, using it to complete house projects and pay off some debt.

But, 4 months after viewing a few off-market properties, I landed the deal.