I got outbid by a Conventional loan at the last second, right before the seller signs my offer but for me that was a sign of progress.

Would you recommend a GC for the first few projects or keep them in use as I progress

. - Break down the progress of the work into a timeline, so you can track how they will do it and you'll know the materials they'll need to have available at each step. - Ensure they understood how you specifically want certain things done.

@Lucien Perreault Congrats on your progress!

Whether you’re learning directly from a mentor or you’re learning from your mistakes, progress is made.

Just wondering what everyone’s thoughts would be I’m starting to look at getting my first property (mostlikely duplex) the bank is recommending I put down 20% which is roughly $100,000 which isn’t a problem but I’m worried about wrapping that much money up in the deal and halting future progress also giving me low ROI%Or is it easy enough to get money back out with a refinance to where it’s a non issue come time to buy my second property?

The cold calling, mailing letters, and constant hours away from family without any progress is tough.  

I have done progress payments from time to time.

By calling things to action, it commits me to keeping the process towards progress.

I believe being familiar with market, the path of progress, and the current development projects in the area can all be useful.