WE figured homeless or someone Od.. called the cops they hauled the body out and that was the end of that.

Hi Caleb, so what you wanna figure out is if you are dealing with a broker or a direct lender. 

I get excited when new investors finally figure this out because their first deal then becomes a matter of when.

Hello all,I'm trying to analyze deals by plugging in the numbers into a spreadsheet, but I'm struggling to figure out what numbers to use for vacancy and maintenance?

I was expecting to hear more things about Section 8.. or other types of investments that may provide some more stability.However, ultimately what I'm looking for is a better understanding of the type of real estate investment that would fit my risk threshold.. and this thread is helping me figure that out.I started by thinking that the cheapest areas/properties may be the way to go.. because they are cheap (so worst case scenario I can foot the bill for a little while) and they can potentially cash flow.

> Looking forward to getting to the the point where you are, and figuring out how many units that might be. 

You can’t stop folks from calling so best to figure out a solution on your end.

If you want to be completely self-sufficient, you're willing to build an Earthbag home or another building that can be earthquake proofed but can still be run without public utilities, you can spend a ton of money on a well and can have that well water processed to remove contaminated mine crap, you have a great off-road vehicle and you can figure out how to deal with the flooding without redirecting that water onto someone else's land then you can definitely live there.If it's an Investment you're after, give that up.

Many lessons have been learned firstly is you can’t be too nice or trusting and second is, don’t wait to figure out the refinance and cash out process and until you are almost done with rehabbing the property because currently going through a very lengthy, cash out refinance ordeal at the moment as I’m trying to get financing terms finalized as we speak.

I have about double $80K actually, in cash, just sitting in a high interest savings account until I figure out what to do with it.