Key was getting them to the table and providing us a list of todos. 

As an aspiring real estate investor with a background in financial marketing and mortgage insurance, I bring a unique blend of skills to the table.

The house is worth 1.2 Million and it cash flows like a beast but at this price range things get pricey at the closing table and for holding costs. 

There was no offer date (many of the other properties we were looking at had offer dates), but there were three offers on the table at the time that ours went in.

My goal is that in 6 months I have legit offers on the table for rentals or other real estate ventures that allow me to move away from education.  

I'd do a pool table, a shuffle board table, and a couple of arcade consoles.

I make sure I get as much info about the seller as possible and I will never have just one offer on the table.

It sort of clicked for me right then and there that I really wanted to be on this side of the table versus the borrower side of the table.

Anyone can put together paperwork.The agents that give us all a bad name try to dictate the deal and try to get to closing table no matter who gets burned.

For a $450,000 property with a 6.625% interest rate, the principal reduction over 5 years can be calculated using an amortization formula, revealing a significant amount of equity built through loan paydown alone.Take a look at the table below.