great idea- you got the wheels turning- but-going into commercial is a little different than the 3/2 flipthat takes bridge money and a strong Performa plus CASH3/2 you can get with a napkin at the black bear restaurant- that was my first deal- 1g down 1g a month with a 5 year term for 110k- sold in 2 at 245kfind yourself a nice little duplex on terms you can afford rent one side out and take out a refi on it that not going to swamp you then maybe a 3 or 4 plex- redo then look into apartments-Good luck!

Search online for the following real estate networking groups: Black Diamond- Waltham, Metro West Real Estate Professionals - Framingham, Boston Real Connection, The Boston Investor networking event.

Not everything is black and white, and there should be exceptions.

We have 50-75 investors in our deals, most are all over the place. 7) The PPM - I would get familiar w/it but honestly the attorneys who write these things think of black swan events and GP protections from suits so more confusion than helpful for the average investor.

@Christian Wathne, good to hear that your investment looks like it should be in the black.

What was this black magic?  

The kraft paper has a black asphaltic vapor retarder under the kraft paper many people don't realize. 

(The mom is white the dad is black).How do I deal with this?

But real estate is a grey world not black and white.

Is it basically money forever lost in the black hole?