Send me a private message and we can connect about Montgomery market.

Welcome aboard @William PorterI sent you a private message if you have additional interest in conversing about anything and everything real estate related.Kindly, Ryan

Throughout my education I've heard from investors of all levels of experience that pretty much everyone makes their biggest mistakes on their first flip, and that it can be considered a success to just break even on the first one.  

The hard money/private lender will want to see that your buying the property at a discount to ensure safety on his end and the less the discount the more money he will want you to put down.

Throughout the process I found myself critiquing the agent (just in private thoughts) on how I would have handled each hurdle we encountered. 

I sent you a private message, good luck Leon. 

At the end of the day the high real estate taxes, which is definitely the biggest warning I think I've heard, is just a number to factor in - so if the numbers still work it's a good deal either way.Good tip on the flipping being a better investment than renting in Illinois - something to keep in mind if I do start looking seriously over there.Always appreciate the input.

Hey friends,I've only done one deal with personal income, but I wanted to ask you seasoned guys how subjective is private or banks lending money??

Due to the crushing effects of the Dodd Frank Act and horrendous over-regulation that crippled America's mortgage industry, many Mortgage Lenders and most Private Lenders won't touch Primary or 2nd Home financing with a 30 ft pole anymore!

Probably the biggest concern for me is chewing or significant urine damage requiring changing out the entire carpet.