Leverage is a means to an end...not the end.

That usually ends in a lot of pain. 25 years of doing this, never even a deposit asked for on the front end. 

Wow...Pace M. is a marketing genius if he's pulling in $8k on the low end for his training. 

Find all the local meetups and go to them all, never miss one.

Some people suck...Good news is that they'll gone in a few days and you'll never see or talk to them again. 

If a buyer is offered a 2-1 buydown (starting at 5.25%, increasing to 6.25% and then to 7.25%) with all closing costs covered except for $3,000 (to be paid by the buyer) on new construction through the seller's preferred lender, and signs the purchase contract in April 2024, the house will be completed by the end of September 2024.

However, sourcing your deals off-market should also be considered if you intend to flip full-time.Regarding sourcing deals directly from the seller, you can explore SEO, direct mail, cold calling, and anything that gets you in front of motivated property owners.

Usually we have a few thousand dollars each year to invest after we max out these accounts (and it usually just goes into a taxable brokerage account where we use it to buy Berkshire Hathaway or Markel or some other stock that does not pay a dividend).That extra money was actually how we ended up buying this duplex - thought it might be a good way to diversify our investments.I was wondering if I could use net income from our duplex (assuming we have net income, and by net income I mean what we report to the IRS) to fund a solo 401k or some other kind of tax-advantaged plan?

Our top source for applications is Zillow and we pay to get more exposure on Zillow, so if you aren't doing that, check into doing that.

Save your money and go buy a tax lien with it.biggerpockets is a great source for old, outdated, posts that get resurrected.