(Or else drive levels of frustration to the "smash my head on the desk" point.)So what's an aspiring yacht owner to do?

How Many Properties in Your Portfolio is Too Many?

I was scratching my head wondering why a listing would expire in the first place, now it makes perfect sense.

I have an opportunity to purchase a lot for a decent price, all things considered, and I'm trying to wrap my head around how I can make money by building a new home and selling that house as opposed to just flipping the lot to a developer.  

We have expanded rapidly in the Midwest because we are super honest, no contracts, and our clients make higher ROI by using us vs. trying to do it all themselves.  

Thanks for the head-ups on lender seasoning; I did reach out to my loan officer and he is looking into it with his underwriters, but the initial thinking on the double close is I would have to wait up to 90 days to sell it to an end buyer, and I might even have to wait until day 91 to sign the new contract with the end buyer.Just thinking out loud here, but rather than sign a purchase agreement with the seller, I'm wondering if another option would be to sign an option to purchase with right to assign, then go to the courthouse and record a memorandum of agreement on the property. 

I'm not saying the are bad people they are just often in over their heads trying to steer a significant chunk of other people's money around a major asset (the condo complex) with no prior history in a similar role.It can also be tough dealing with 6 or 8 conflicting personalities to get a decision made if you are accustomed to just dealing one-on-one with another property owner.

It's all new, growing rapidly and Savannah and HH are nearby.

My hope is that my husband will be able to leave his job after one year, and we can both focus on real estate and heading towards our goal of financial freedom.

If you feel you've a head start in your IRA / 401K, maybe you can lower your contributions (but still get the full company 401k matches assuming they offer) and divert the rest of the funds to your REI investing.