Ive had much luck as a contractor for a flipper for many many flips, but am now ready to take the investor role of the equation, and would love to reach out to an agent willing to work with me.  

also, going by pure numbers, your initial investment for a duplex would be 120k and rents would be 1200 conservative, which equates to 1% rent/purchase (total investment) ( always see if your deal would work with the most conservative rents, not the gut intuition, because intuition won't pay the mortgage). 1% might struggle to cashflow depending on your expenses and frankly doesnt look like it warrants the level of work needed to achieve that.

I'd equate my market as similar to Denver or Charlotte, although I'll let you guys give your own opinions on that as well.Any advice, analysis, critique, hatred, or attaboys are welcome.

Is it just you, or do you have a family to add to this equation..?

Common equations used to determine the potential revenue in a property?

I actually figured an equation to get it where X is the amount I'm looking for:X + (X * .1275) = $1000

I am just uncertain of the this would factor into the equation from a lender's standpoint.I am just fishing for ideas and opportunities and thank all of you so much for time and wealth of knowledge.

Most of you who read this will NOT be held back from investing success by a lack of information about investing.....Though most of you will spend 99% of your time in the highly profitable "infovesting" stage.....Systems and Courses do have their place, but they won't do a darn thing if you don't use them.Heck, there is enough information in this forum to fill 25 investing courses.With that said, I offer you 2 Real Estate Investing Success Codes that are so easy to comprehend, but hard to follow through on...Not because they are actually hard, but because most of us are wired like idiots.Code #1"Learn enough to get started, then get started"Code #2 Real Estate Investing Formula for successThis is the code that my Wholesaling Mastery Students follow.FB+FS+NEG+FF+ES= SuccessEvery single transaction in one way or another all boils down to this simple formula.Find buyers+Find Motivated Sellers+Negotiate+Find Financing (Completely Dependent upon exit strategy)+ Exit Strategy= SuccessI like the simplicity of the equation because it pulls out all of the distractions that make investing seem so complicated.I know that there is at least one good post in here about finding buyers (I Posted one)I know that there is at least one good post in here about finding sellers (I posted one)I know that there is at least one good post in hers about negotiation (I posted one)As far as finding financing goes talk to a lender, see what you can do.

I've long been interested in getting into REI since I know how to take distressed propertiesand make them "undistressed" but I know thats only part of the equation. 

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