@Chris Seveney kind of nailed it but I have an example I'd like to give you.I started building homes in 2016.

I agree with @Chris Seveney above. 

Quote from @Chris Chaffee: @Alicia MarkshiHello I would like to ask if you have ever heard about ground level investing  Yes, what aspect are you looking into?

@Chris Seveney I would plan to purchase the home prior to leaving my current job to start my program.

Hey @Chris Farinella this is a great question. 

Quote from @Russell Brazil: Quote from @Matthew Banks: Hi everyone - I'm about to start my first job after college (in the DC area) and have recently started to learn about real estate investing as a side project.

Quote from @Chris Seveney: @Jeremy H.Most properties listed for auction today don’t go to auction as borrowers are filing bankruptcyI have posted on here probably 100x that an investors best friend should be a note investor, as they are the bank and will work with investors.

Quote from @Chris Seveney: @Angel Perezhttps://www.wlwt.com/amp/article/two-cincinnati-men-sentenced-in-nationwide-foreclosure-rescue-scam/42125327In some states like maryland approaching a borrower in pre foreclosure is regulatedhttps://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/mrec/mrecshortsales.shtml From the article:The defendants preyed on homeowners who had defaulted on their mortgages and convinced the victims to pay to take part in fraudulent programs on the promise it would save their homes, documents said.This is not what I am talking about doing at all.

Quote from @Russell Brazil: And to tag onto what Tom said...a property in DC owned by an LLC is automatically subject to rent control. 

Quote from @Chris Martin: Jacob, if you re-read my post, the CU policy uses the word "assumption" (in their (old) four-item Policy Statement) because they don't recognize "Subject-To" transactions.