no need to buy "debt free"and no need to sign up for a lifetime partnershipbuy 1, buy with debt - fix up - refinancethat is BRRRRif you have construction experience, great!

Additionally, to network and learn from those who have more experience.🏠 I have been interested in real estate investing since I got out of the military ~4 years ago.

Ares (ARCC) in particular seems to have good stability along with high yield.Does anyone here have experience or recommendations on potential investments?

If you have experience, advice or insights, we would love to connect.

There is of course taking into account the area and if it is getting some life pumped back into it, sure you might have a builder or buyer wanting to put a house on it.I would love to hear from anyone with experience on holding on to an empty lot and just taking the hit on the taxes until you can sell for a large price. 

The experience San Diego investors are still doing flips.  

Banks are not created equal, but Credit unions are all pretty close in terms from our experience, especially those in the Philly-Allentown markets.

I'm reminded from non-RE friends about how I take risks with real estate and I should be try to be mortgage free but when I look at my stocks, I have no control over the value other than to buy or sell.My experience with RE and stocks is RE has been good to me and the stock market hasn't.

If you have recent experience with a professional, reliable PM in the area, please let me know.

A few reasons why similar office / retail spaces are priced differently from my experience.