I have a feeling that the more deals you get under your belt, your ability to raise capital will increase.Keep us posted on how things are going!

I understand everyone is different and you have so much experience under your belt, maybe this does sound ridiculous to you or some kind of scam but in my case, if I don't have investors on board this would actually be an option for me to get into the investing business and have a partner by my side.

I have a couple of flips under my belt but all my deals have been through the big wholesalers in our metro (Networth Reality, Myers, New Western).

So getting this under my belt, will and already is helping me in my investment decisions.

However we would really like to get a deal under our belts for buy and hold.  

You'd be leaving $470 per month on the table if you moved into one side of the duplex.Duplex deal vs FlipYou didn't share any past experience, but if you get the right deal in the right market, and are good at project management, having the flip experience under your belt would be beneficial.  

The skill set of construction management may be the same, but the product you're turning out is completely different and if you want to get a low HML rate, you're going to need a good GC and get a few renovations under your belt.  

My group has 25+ flips under our belt, so we are a lower than average risk.

After you get one or two under your belt you might be crazy enough to walk neighborhoods and start mailing to or talking with folks that need to sell really badly to cut out the middleman.

Criteria: Looking to purchase a rental property with at least 20% equity that needs a little TLC/light rennovation in the emerging markets near the Atlanta Belt Line in the Grant Park/South Atlanta area.