Banks only have 10% of the money they lend thus it makes sense for them - but for people who are not a bank why make 6% taxes as ordinary income and barely keeping up with inflationThat $1000/mo payment will be worthless in 20 years.

The power of compounding in real estate is real - yet most professionals don't understand how powerful it really can be even though they talk about generating wealth.The true power of a 1031 exchange is the ability for an investor to meet their investment objectives without losing equity to taxation.

Can these be tax write offs (home office, phone, car expenses, etc) even though I won't technically be making money for some time until everything is completely built and leased?

You have bills to pay and if they promise you your money by a certain time each month, then you should be getting it.

Money is good, consistently pull-in say $150-$200k although being extremely busy with very long hours.

If the mortgage is not paid the first position mortgage gets 100% of their money before the 2nd mortgage/HELOC sees a penny.

There are several apps that will report credit lines to your credit report without getting you into debt.One is called "Self": You sign up for $25 a month for 24 months, it reports to your credit as an installment loan... the kicker is that after the 24 months they give you back most of the money that you paid in.

If the agent won't give you the money back, talk to their broker and then go up the ladder from there.

Mid STRs are the ones losing now, the ones that can't keep up.

I'm planning to move to the US from abroad this year and am on the lookout for some amazing people to join my journey.I'd like to connect with investor-friendly experts such as wholesalers, agents, contractors, and money lenders, or anyone who could be a potential business partner.