This helped my Debt to income a ton and I was able to close on the deal.

They've never been in another house in the neighborhood.Now often they will have more neighborhood or city knowledge, that I may not have, but I ask them questions that I think are important to the sale or value.Many homeowners focus on the wrong things. 

I appreciate the encouragement—I'm excited to learn from and connect with investors in this community.Right now, I’m primarily focused on house hacking in the LA market, but I’m open to exploring out-of-state opportunities later in my career.

Active operators are far more likely to succeed in the entry level SFH space and that's not who buys entry level homes from turn key operators. 

This will show you more evidence of the fees they really charge.

Purchase price: $150,000 In the process of buying 1.21 acres in Isabela, Puerto Rico.

3) Understand what works in this market. 

In fact, most of the pro-Tardus posts in this thread are from folks who had very little previous activity on BP.

In a lot of states, you can't find the 1% rule or any positive cash flow.

In short, this would be an entirely appreciation-based investment.Given the state of the economy today, with high interest rates and the seller-buyer lock out effect, I want to discuss the pros and cons of this investment at length, specifically in the context of all the other properties / neighborhoods that I have been evaluating.