.- I still need to do CoC analysis to make sure I’m cash flow positive.Now when you're getting into an investment initially and having to choose from a few similar properties I can see how you can use cap rate for comparison but when it comes to SFR's I'm not sure if cap rate is any better than the 1% rule (which is way simpler than cap rate).Incidentally, I just noticed Grant Cardone just posted about how important CoC is to him and how CoC had kept him out of trouble throughout his career. :-)Cheers...

He’d earn interest, and you’d have a much easier time than lining up hard money.

However, I decided to leave my career and start wholesaling.

The company downsized, which was disappointing as I felt I was just hitting my stride having built the above described network, with all of my clients happy with progress and subcontractors that would prioritize working for me over other work because of my means to move projects forward without yelling at anybody 😂Over the past few years I have taken the real estate classes for both NC and SC passed the tests but changes in plans kept me from pursuing Real Estate Brokerage as a direct career. 

I’m a Real estate agent in Kentucky.As a veteran who has moved back to this great state I have started two paths into my new career.

Now that our careers are a bit less stressful and our primary house renovation is complete, we knew it's time to start our real estate investing.Our goal for 2020 is to add three properties to our portfolio. 

Serious investor only looking to earn interest on their money.

The idea of tying up $50K for the prospect of earning a net 10% return of $5K isn't an attractive way to build and scale a portfolio.

Sounds like you have a lot of knowledge that will help with your career in real estate.

I make a decent living off that but my career will be short and I want to start investing in real estate, in Romania, my home country.