Research sales, rental rates, and vacancy rates, and learn about financing alternatives such as VA Loans, FHA Loans, and 203k Loans.

Those neighborhoods have been popular  because they offer a decent balance between purchase price and rent potential.

He ended up pairing his syndication investment with a small rental property purchase that allowed him to maximize his REP hours, which made a big diference at tax time.It’s a bit complex, so I’d recommend chatting with your CPA to see if you can group your real estate activities or find an alternative way to leverage those passive losses.

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Alternatively, you can convert your IRA into a "Self-Directed " IRA and buy investment real estate inside your SD IRA.

If you do get a second set, make them yours, and assign the tenants each alternating days to the other. 

Alternatively, consider a cash-out refinance or HELOC to access equity for future investments while keeping the property.

Another solid read is "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" by Gary Keller, which focuses more specifically on real estate strategies.For podcasts, BiggerPockets is extremely popular and a fantastic resource, especially for beginners.

This strategy has gained popularity because of its potential for building wealth through real estate.

So even popular rent estimate tools seem a little inflated unless you're outpeforming the competition with what youre offering.