Make a long-term plan and often check your investments.Good luck!

@Elijah Skinner*Cue every agent talking about their area* hahaIn all seriousness, I've house hacked twice in Reno NV long before I became an agent here. 

I've recently left my long time W2 job after my leave of absence expired when caring for my husband.

The house we are considering is a new build 3bd/2.5ba in Lochbuie/Brighton Colorado which is a growing area with decent rent growth 4.8% MoM currently we think we could get $3,600/mo. if we finish the basement ourselves idk $30K?

After speaking with a local realtor and lender for quite some time to just get some information, they advised me that we are currently in a "buyers market" compared to a "sellers market."

You may do 100% of the initial cost (purchase + rehab), on a delayed purchase as long as the total loan amount does not exceed 75% of the new appraised value 

Hi Brittany,We are in West Passyunk weighing the same thing.

If you don't have sponsorship, by definition you don't have a deal - full stop. in some aspects, but but I'd argue in development you have to find land and partners at the same time. you have to have a competitive advantage and local knowledge. may not apply and probably different sectors. we break development up into multiple raises like Series A, Series B, etc in venture debt and discount equity tranches based on what stage the investor comes in for higher returns it's earlier like when we are investing in engineering services etc we recapitalize and spend our money with an equity sale and recapitalization. structured finance is so interesting 

If I start with no money and no experience, how long should it take me to have enough income to replace my salary and retire?

You can start real estate investing, reading resources, familiarizing yourself with the Albany, GA market, setting short-term and long-term goals, preparing financially, building a team, conducting property searches, conducting due diligence, making an offer, managing property, and joining local groups.