I am also ruthless with mitigating risk so I am just curious how investors think about risk and leverage in current environment.  I Imagine much of the vacancy risk is helped by a great property manager who finds quality tenants?

Leverage the expertise of others. 

.- Last November, while researching the parking industry, I came across a non-profit organization called Veterans in Parking (ViP).

I personally like leverage and growing as fast as I can.For example one BRRRR I bought when I was 24 I bought for $160k, put 50k in.

What is the best practice to keep everything aligned and organized in terms of income generated from the property.

I am looking at a commercial property to purchase, but I need to figure out how I can leverage what I have in order to make ends meet, this is my situation below:I own a duplex outright.

I’m trying to take the private and hard money approach to real estate, as the idea of being able to leverage and build a network around you of like minded investors peaks my interest the most.

@Rick Albert for sure, I want to be aggressive but not so aggressive that I become over-leveraged.

So we are trying to leverage the cash we have to purchase a property free and clear. 

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