Oh, and the fines --  not good.Sounds like you are mixing with too many competitors.Go underground, deal with only sellers who need to sell.Increase your margins of profits.Tax sale poaching...... a method to find the equities.  

The methods described above are ways to obtain the funds that you invested into the property in order to get it ready for sale, but they also create debt and are not truly paying you back. 

If you're self employed, your tax returns might be a little more complex than say a traditional wage earner.

I'm looking to meet people in the area that are in this business network with and who are open to bounce ideas off of.Additionally I'm looking for methods and guidance from others on how I can locate "quality" rental properties without paying retail rates.  

Also, what methods are you using to finding off market deals?

Use the IRV method...

Hey @Shawn Smith @Brandon TurnerThe BRRRR method is IRA friendly but only for the benefit of the IRA and only with your indirect involvement (decision making only).

Tell him J says hi.Andrew at mprfinancial dot commmmSEATTLE MARKETInterestingly, it seems like whenever the leading index for Washington goes down, economic conditions, employment, and real estate prices all start lagging.

Maybe seek employment with a PM company, residential remodeler, real estate agency? 

Our intention is to buy it, rehab and rent it (BRRR method from what I understand).