My recommendation: focus on house hacking plus a simple BRRR-style value add on renewal or turnover, keep expenses tight, and start raising private money by sharing your story and numbers.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen.Just keep in mind: these deals can get tricky if you’re working with someone who doesn’t have experience with house hacks or investment-style acquisitions.

Quote from @Aaron T.: Quote from @Jose A.

We focus on single-family homes as rental investments and explore various income-producing strategies — from room rentals to traditional and short-term (Airbnb-style) setups — discussing what’s working and what’s not in today’s market and new options.AZREIA also has plenty of other meetings covering different real estate topics, so definitely check out the event calendar on their website for sessions that fit your interests.Check out AZREIA I host the buy and hold group we meet every 1st Thursday of the month - we focus on Single family homes as a rental asset class, and talk about options for income producing on those properties exploring new options room rentals, old airbnb, and anything working or not working. but there are more meetings with varying topics check the calendar azreia

.• $60k purchase• $35k rehab• $95k total rehab loan payoff• 15% deposit = $14,250 "down payment"• $126k ARV (confirmed via refinance appraisal, borrower expected this to be higher)• 80% rate/term refinance ($100,800 loan) @ 6.75% [700-719 FICO]• Applied $4k of deposit to payoff for an updated payoff amount of $91k• Cover closing costs with 80% r/t refi + $2k back to borrower at closing (still considered a r/t refi if under $2k) + remaining $10,250 deposit reimbursed after payoff = $12,250 total back to borrower• $4k of his deposit + closing costs for rehab loan = his "cash" in the deal• $1,250 market rents• Total PITI = $765.62• DSCR = 1.6327 I do not see the hold costs.  

It’s because I could just reinvest the full sale proceed at t-bills for 4%, or another investment that can give me 10+% returns.

Purchased my first duplex style property in Greeley, CO in June 2025 using FHA methods with down payment assistance.

Don't be afraid to continue with eviction, if it is allowed by your state L/T laws.3. 

Having certain public services done by the US goverment does not make America a sovjet style comunist country, not by a long shot!

Or is everyone just recasting the T-12 with conservative assumptions no matter what the OM says?