I live in Southern California, have family in Tennessee (Nashville), and real estate friends in Indianapolis.

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) commercial investment investment.

Purchase price: $665,000

Cash invested: $200

Sale price: $665,000

Its a Duplex 2bd1ba each unit, nice backyard an...

After some research, I'm thinking it would be a good opportunity to proceed with the offer and to set aside the "free" money for use for repairs/renovations and holding costs to have some extra cushion.There seems to be much debate on the use of credit cards in real estate investing, but considering my circumstances .. 1.  

@Matthew Brown If you don't mind diversifying your real estate portfolio there is a way to take advantage of both financing options and all of the benefits of the 1031 exchange.There is something known as a diversification exchange that allows you to sell your relinquished property and purchase multiple replacement properties.

InvestorShort Term Rental HostMid Term Rental HostReal Estate AgentFix & FlipsNew ConstructionThe majority of my focus is south of Lexington in anticipation of a large mega site coming to the area. 

I've recently become interested in the idea of Real Estate Investing for a few reasons.

You can still find a place that will do 15% cash on cash if you are patient.The real opportunity now is if you have the guts and budget to take on projects in the older inventory of homes here. 

New to real estate investment.

Knowledge is power and for me, it builds my self-confidence so I’ve been bingeing podcasts, books and also recently gotten my real estate license so that I could have a better understanding of real estate in and of itself, with the hope of building upon that basic knowledge with what I’ve been learning about in real estate investing.

The real test will be when a tenant has an emergency.