My biggest mistake was underestimating the cost of renovating a home and the amount of time it would take me to do it myself.

Take your time, do your research, save as much as you can.

I want to assure that I, as the Lender, get paid FIRST if there is an insurance payout.

@Donte Brame there's the RI Real Estate Investor Group that meets twice monthly, usually the first Thursday of the month online for anyone, and the third Thursday in-person for members in Warwick.

If the private investor is going to fund cash all the deal, most of time the investor would be offered a fixed interest rate or percentage of profit.

My problem is, they tend to get swept up before I have the time to blink.

Pensacola is a great town, I'm sure that you'll enjoy your time here. 

I'm not sure how to articulate it but, basically this bit of knowledge saves me a bunch of time and kind of surprised it hasn't come up in any of the books, articles, or videos I've been learning from.

The market wasn’t as strong as it had been when we first agreed to terms, and he needed the discount to make it work.Now, I know my market.

The previous leasing company confirmed the resident had paid their rent on time every time.