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My goal for this year is to find my first deal and acquire a duplex or Triplex that needs work, perform a little rehab and then hold long-term.Drew

(that means you pay them a fee or commission for performance.)Compare a simple equity profit on a deal and walking with $10,000  in your pocket.

If you do make the same mistake twice make it less severe the second and third and fourth times.

One is just now being leased out so I'd plan to stagger the timing of the sale of that one, but I could have 250K equity from two other houses and another 100K cash on hand to invest without selling the third house.

My question isn't about the first property but about cash to buy the second, third, ECT Moving forward..

We spent a year and a half renovating it and now we're moving on to our third house.

In reality it has been my most profitable adventure yet and I have only put a third of my time into it.

there are two approaches to multifamily sandwich lease options or master lease options You have to be careful about contract law in the state you're in and seeing an attorney about being able to draft leases that are performance-based, another words if the tenant doesn't pay you the middleman, you do not have to pay the seller-ownerMaster lease options on an apartment building, 5+ doors, do not involve Dodd Frank or the safe act, they are in the commercial area.

This will allow you to be lower stress, and perform better in your day job and investing career.