I've got four years of class C-D apartment management under my belt and I'm a systems fanatic.

The more properties we have under our belt the soon we will be financially free.

I’d highly recommend a buyers agent at least until you have 10-15 deals under your belt, but especially with this deal where the sellers agent is related to the builder.

I'm watching all my owners tighten their belts due to insurance costs/low rates.

Diddo - I consider mine C+ up to B+ - lower cash flow in some B+ areas but I have had to most appreciation.

I am a new house flipper and just want to network with industry pros and like minded individuals.I am a new house flipper with one deal under my belt.

But again, I don't think Cleveland will get you any more or less success than any of the other rust belt markets that are often discussed on these forums.

Once you have 5+ projects in the bag alot of lenders will consider you a pro and your terms get better, guidelines looser, widens the web of projects you can do.No after you have 10 flips under your belt and you have 8 doors in your portfolio and now a piece of land comes around that maybe you can build on you are now much more fundable on such a project (it will still be hard but not impossible).

So stick with numbers first, they don't all have to be home runs, just get one under your belt and if you don't win big, you've still spend money on your education.

Also owning single family homes in a LLC - its like wearing a belt and suspenders and asking the question, how many times has your belt completely broken to need the suspenders?