., delaying closing, jeopardizing the buyer’s earnest money, losing the property for the buyer by not performing on their end, dangling a low rate then baiting and switching/ hidden fees, basically terrible customer service all around and over-promising then under-delivering).

@Josh Hall  Definitely lose the posts.

You’re spot on, most investors lose money in BRRRR not on the buy, but in the bookkeeping.

Sophia, this is an ambitious plan, and honestly, with your W2 strength, credit profile, and experience, you’re in a much better position than most people trying to pull this off.

@James Potter there are a lot of people on BP who like to share their expert advice, although having never done business in that market.

Lots of advice in this thread....Unfortunately most of it is from people who don't know their butt from their elbow when it comes to what goes into doing unit turns.

Having access to different structures can make the difference between winning or losing a deal.Curious what systems you’ve found most effective.

I probably knew half the people on the island and all of the kids, at least the ones I went to school with.

Seeing more investors use them to keep momentum instead of losing properties to delays.

If you keep it in cash as you do dollar cost averaging, you risk losing value to inflation.If you think gold is a hedge to inflation, then sure you can do that.You can also potentially put it into TIPS(Treasury Inflation Protected Securities).I personally would just make my life simple and put it all into EFTS now instead of waiting over 10-12 months if that is what you plan to do anyway.