Educate yourself on the local market, network with other investors and agents, and always have a solid plan in place before making any investments.

But, I really need to nail down a plan the is attainable and executable.

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I offered subto/seller finance, with a down payment to take care of ex-wife's equity, and a balloon payment 3-5 years. my question is if i use a TREC contract, would and list the details of the transaction, is there anything else i need to do as far as paperwork besides the contract?

I’m Cheyenne, my husband and I are just starting out on this real estate journey in the Detroit area and the plan is to begin with single family fix and flip (or use the BRRRR method starting with single family homes).

It's 2 properties, single family homes, in the SF Bay Area.Sharing some details that might help inform the decision, let me know if anything else would be relevant.One property fully paid off, generates between $20-30k in profit after expenses (property taxes, hoa, insurance, etc).The other property is our current primary residency and would operate at a loss of about $10k/year.I plan to travel back to the US at least once a year, could that be a deductible expense with an LLC? 

I am not clear on this from your notes but in my market this is not something you want to entrust the homeseller to take care of.

@Spencer Cuello As others mentioned, can be used if it's short term only and you have a plan to pay off before the 0% expires.Also note it's best used for the rehab portion of a deal after the purchase is complete. 

I would also add that if you're planning to pay cash ( and actually leave the cash in the house), if it was me I would 100% skip flood insurance in that area.

Start with a small plan and work from there.