Specifically:Licensed and Insured Contractors:Strong experience in fix-and-flip projects is preferred.Proven track record for meeting deadlines and staying within budget.Interested in building a long-term working relationship.Real Estate Agents:Knowledgeable about properties in Chattanooga and surrounding areas.Skilled in identifying high ROI opportunities for fix-and-flip projects.Open to partnering with an investor for repeat business.If you or someone you know is a great fit, please comment below or send me a direct message.

I do well, at least enough to go on vacations as a family, put money into high yield savings accounts, max out the ROTHs and add to investments when I can with money saved in savings and checking accounts.

.⚠️ Beware of these red flags:🚨 Bad partners who don’t communicate or operate ethically🚨 Financial arrangements that don’t make sense🚨 Risk levels that are too high for the returnIf ANY of these ingredients are bad, walk away—even if the deal looks profitable on paper.🚀 Lesson: Part of a good deal is better than 100% of no deal, but 0% of a bad deal is better than any piece of a bad deal.Final ThoughtsToo many investors make the mistake of wanting 100% ownership and control—but they forget that it’s better to own part of a great deal than to own nothing at all.🏡 Real estate is a team sport—and the investors who understand this scale faster, learn more, and build more wealth.Discussion Questions for You:1️⃣ Have you ever walked away from a deal because you wanted 100% ownership?

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

There are several lenders that will lend 80% of the appraised value, but for that high leverage point, most (if not all) lenders will require an appraisal. 

>The likely rent I'd get in this area will cover half my mortgage payments at the momentI have done all of my brrrr in different market and I have the same issue that after a refi to extract the value add, my high LTV property at current rates is large cash flow negative (not as large as only covering 50% of the mortgage).  

I highly recommend you start going to meetups.  

Ask yourself: Do you know ANY highly successful real estate investors or sales pros who sleep in, waste time, and still crush it? 

Just a different takeNow this is not to sayPS - those houses that were priced way too high and languish?

Add those people in by using County or Schoolarea population.Example:Town1:#ofunits/headcount= 300 units in the area/ population 3,000= 10 unitsper 100 people.Town2:5004,000= 12.5 per 100Town3:andso on.Doevery stand alone town in a 60 mile radius, or until your satisfied.You will get a High, Low and a average.