It's hard to guess how soon regulations will become effective.

However, if you intend to work with a hard money lender or utilize a short-term loan product, you're on the clock for repayment, which can be stressful if things go sideways. 

Learned that lesson the hard way.

If you're planning to rehab properties for rental or flipping, a hard money lender might be the right fit.

Flips themselves are hard to come by and as you said its a job not an investment. 

Learning as much as you can and remember, its a marathon, not a sprit so keep working hard!

It will hit hard on renewal and shopping for a new carrier.

I put my money where my mouth is on this.We lend our own hard-earned money to local real estate investors.

Its dashboard is so cluttered, it hard to see who has paid and who hasn't.

Hre are the key things to knowWhat you are bidding on - often oddball properties that are hard to identify and have little value are auctioned offThe true as is value of the property, The tax assessment can be way higher or way lower than the true as is valueThe local laws and how they affet your total costs and returns