Due to Hurricane Helene, we had to unilaterally cancel a number of guest bookings in Cocke County, TN.  While no properties actually flooded, the entire area was a disaster - roads destroyed, rescues, loss of power, a...

So, the fact that you are capped to the purchase price plus closing costs does not come into play here.  

We play games called, "lets show the property to a perspective tenant" and "lets go to closing together" and "lets deposit money in your bank account" and "lets review your college fund investments".

That can play a role in aquiring favorable terms. 

But then the numbers come into play.

This young man is 25, if he plays his cards right and scales slow, by the time he is 40 he will be a millionaire many times over.You just have to be careful, there are sharks out there that are not scammers per se, but they are just very pitchy and slimy and are allergic to honesty. 

If it's a particularly infamous house on Seymour you may be able to set up an Airbnb for people who want to play out their kidnapping kinks.

Decide which game you want to play.

Decide which game you want to play.

Investing is a long term strategy for me, not so much a short term play.