Once a person lets earnest money  go hard, they become emotionally attached.If you find yourself in a situation, where there was something majorly different than what you realized, then it is my firm opinion that it is best to let the seller have your earnest money and take stage left.Remember, no deal is better than a bad deal.No, I have not always been the master of that particular principal.

I've also filed my personal 2023 tax returns and have those available with the STR income included.

Better pricing if they also insured your personal home.

This niche of real estate investing can be a great resource for buying properties at a steep discount and can be used if you fix and flip houses, own rentals, or simply want to earn a return on your money.

Depending how much you earn you can step up those savings by getting a side-hustle.

Be a Kiyosaki, learn from your rich uncles, and don't take investing advice from the poor ones.Watch earnings...

Regardless, I'm excited to learn and grow, both, my portfolio, and more importantly, personally.

My personal approach to this, I don't seek for a positive cash flow if I have bare minimum equity in the property.

While I am fine renting while I search for the right investment, my dream would be to build (for my own personal home).

I've done this with my properties because I'm well known in my small town and don't want people to know what I own.LEGAL PROTECTION: By placing your assets in an LLC, you are legally separating them from your personal assets.