Think that downpayment is more like investong to CD.

I'm close friends with the local college women's soccer coach and am looking to rent to a few of his players soon.

The sellers, those key players in the home-buying game, are shaking in their boots at the thought of higher interest rates, which means fewer homes are being listed.

Maurizio there is so many different options and players in South Florida that you can really choose to do whatever you want, I would be happy to connect and see if I can help you in any way once I get a better understanding of exactly what arena you want to play in.

As you go through this process you will start to meet some of the market players (top brokers, top managers, top contractors, community leaders and the like).

For ex, a partner of mine bought a 12-unit property from an ex NBA player who was playing in South America.

With a great credit score and a job, this will help you qualify for a loan. if you’re saving for a couple of goats, place the savings into a CD to keep it untouched and get a small % interest until your ready to buy.

I'm a self taught jazz piano player, and I have a semi-professional photography business in pet/people portraiture (people pay far more on their pets than they do themselves).

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The way I got initially started in new construction was letting friends and family know about Self Directed IRA's and how I could give them a 5-10 times greater return on their retirement funds than the CD, Bank or IRA there money was parked in now.