What you wish you knew for your first deal

[Jennifer White]

Hey everyone,

My husband and I are looking into investing in our first single family or multifamily home.  We are practicing more with the calculators and assessing deals but I'm sure there are plenty of things we haven't considered or encountered.  So I am wondering what is something you wish you knew when you were first starting out?  Hidden expenses? Finding tenants?  Loans, realtors, etc?  Anything you can think of I'm sure will be helpful!  Thanks in advance.