I’m committing 8 hours or so a week right now to learning about strategies and markets, and excited to network with others in the real estate business as well!

It's important to choose that one and commit to using it.

The market is priced too high to buy existing locations in my mind.  

I haven't seen any yet that do 10% down on non-owner occupant purchases, but that is awesome if that exists. 

People they have existing relationships with and that trust them and want to support this new venture.I am going to disagree with Corby a bit.

Verify the purchase price, potential rental income, and operating costs to determine whether it’s truly profitable.Understand Debt: Taking on $500,000+ in debt is a serious commitment.

We have had stable appreciation in Milwaukee for the last 10+ years, but the issue is that new construction homes have is that they are priced almost double of existing homes in most existing neighborhoods.

The existing homes are too small and would require a large expansion, at which point it would just be better to build new. 

When analyzing a new build/“build to rent” property as a rental, what percentages/amounts are others using for:-Maintenance/Repairs-Vacancy-CapexI’d assume it’s less than than existing homes, but by half or is it safer to use the standard percentages?

Also, if you have anything in your existing escrow account, you will get that back within a few weeks of closing.