I have fixed up and sold 39 SFH throughout NJ and wholesaled another 40 plus.

We're planning a virtual meet up in the near future. 

Hey DanielEver come up north toward SLO County?

And after rehab value will be at least $280k, and up, depending on options/features I plan to add (i.e., off-street parking, on-site laundry, garage, etc).The ultimate plan is to BRRRR, and I'm able to secure verbal agreement from a couple of relatives and friends for financing.

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I will have $30,000 saved up by the end of the year.

On the one hand, the mentor courses / boot camps / common advice (including many here on BP) is to just set up an LLC but when I've discussed it with professionals, they argue against it.

Unless for some reason the SBA loan set up a "forgivable second" through the Gov.

I focus on Columbus, Ohio, which has seen significant growth, especially with tech giants like Intel, Meta, Amazon, and Google setting up operations, driving up property prices and job opportunities.

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