@Emily Gowen These types of questions are precisely the focus of my firm.

This doesn't come cheap--these folks were making high six to seven figures depending on volume.We focused on lending to professional real estate investors--so our customers were frequent repeat borrowers. 

I’d love to connect & discuss my goals further, especially since you specialize in long-term, turn-key properties, which are exactly what I will be focusing on as an investor.I’ll definitely check out the podcast you shared to learn more about turn-key investments.

If foreclosure is what you want to invest in get a head of the game and focus on a target area and know if that HOA is a pain to work with, you might just find someone who wants to sell quickly to get aways from the HOA.

So, coming back to the trap I mentioned in point 1 above, if I were those people, instead of providing content that's already available everywhere, I would focus on being the best possible real estate agent and then shamelessly advertise my services.

This is the fork where I'm not sure if I'd be good to get some CRE exp and invest in learning about how to review deals for the next 2-3 years, or focus on generating revenue for investment purposes and watch how things are done as a LP.My personality more aligns with networking, reaching out to people, connecting, navigating difficult situations and finding solutions that work.

For STRs, properties near the beach or downtown tend to perform well.Start Small and Smart: If this is your first property, focus on something manageable.

I would focus on being an agent and building that business.

Used houses in the area sell anywhere from $75-125 a square foot.These are long term rentals that I do not plan to sell.I am reading the Rental Property Investing book and implementing the method that focuses on cash flow and that strategy states you need to have $300 cash flow per month, per property.

Focus on learning how they generate leads, negotiate deals, and close transactions.