On top of that divorce for women is rewarded - good chance of alimony and more child support that was was necessary to sustain the same life style as before. 

I am not keen on the education sellers loading people up with credit card debt.. simply because the failure rate in real estate like we all do it is so high.. its less than 10% of the folks reading this or education themselves in any manner will go on to be successful flippers ..Now buy and hold yes anyone can do that.. takes no special education other than ability to understand how to be a landlord and understand expense and income statements.But wholesaling which is really just selling real estate without a license  ... failure rate sky highflippers same thing.. takes a bunch of capital to really do it well and you have to have a market that is receptive to it..

@Kezia Edmonson in addition to the comments above if you really like the tenant I would give them some pretty advanced warning and communicate the goal is to raise rents in a fair manner to the tenant.

>60,000), or Midwest cities that have experienced sustained growth such as Des Moines, IA, Madison, WI, etc. 

Hoping to do a light rehab, and rent out in a more traditional manner.

An NOL created by a cost segregation study, however, can be carried forward and used in the future in the same manner.

You don't want to burn any bridges by miscommunications or not properly addressing resolution paths, buy-outs, exits, etc. in a legal manner on paper and signed by parties.

the 25% is actually a buffer, let's say tomorrow there's a financial crisis, and the bank can sustain their losses with 75% LTV.If you only put 5% down, it gives an advantage to you and very bad business to the lender, just think about it.

Improv is a GREAT way to get out of your comfort zone in a very safe, controlled manner.

I own a Microgreens business, and my real estate business, is just starting to really generate sustainable income.