For the legends — What are some things you wish you knew when you were just starting?

[David C Heiling]

I'm not going to say I have a ton of experience, but I was lucky enough to learn from the men in my life growing up some good things to look for in a house. They would always say, "get the ones with good bones that need a hug" give them the hug, make 'em look pretty and hand it off to the next fella. 

Pretty much verbatim, LOL.

I'm excited about a lot of different opportunities. STRs in high-yield and high-trafficked areas (especially around national parks if I could make it happen), multi-family house hacking, flipping (maybe wait a few years and rent to dodge cap gains), but I understand that all this excitement can bite me if I'm not careful.

That begs the question if you could take one or two of the lessons learned — could you help a new guy out and teach me a little?