Have you been going to meetups in person? 

Stop looking at properties online and go out and see them in person.

James,The benefit is keeping it off of your personal DTI, funneling into an entity, and simplifying the process as a whole. 

From my understanding, the only real concern with taking the latter approach is if the other person on the mortgage/deed is someone that you could potentially not trust.

There are hard money lenders out there who can help with fix n flips so I would start conversations with different lenders to get a sense of terms and interest rates.I would also prepare yourself for the long game.

This works if you are connected to the person, or if he/she has commented on the forum..Brandon is tagged, above, and should be able to get you where you need to go...

That said, playing the appreciation game is a very personal decision.

I was wondering if this was a new pronoun 😊Now that I’ve read your thread, I would say that having business cards is important because it makes you look like a serious business person.

I haven't spoken personally to either seller.

We'd love to have a conversation about investing goals.