We were fortunate to buy at the right time in 2011 which kickstarted these personal real estate investment opportunities.

Unfortunately this generally means your first offer isn't accepted as the agent listed below market just to kick start the process and get an "accepted price" back from the bank.

Sounds like you've got a great start here on the site, here are a few more tips to help you get the most out of BP and kickstart your investing career:Start here.

There are individuals purchasing leases from STR lease brokers and while that is the same situation relateive to accountability, the "finders fee" is much less expensive $1K - $3KThere is value in a mastermind group to kickstart your learning experience.

I've also found the smaller county chapter meetings and topic specific groups to be quite a bit more informative and a better setting for networking.Since you're both relatively new to the site, here are a few tips to help you get the most out of BP and kickstart your investing career:Start here.

Hey @Robert Brown, welcome to BP and the Florida investing community.Since you're new to the site, here are a few tips to help you get the most out of BP and kickstart your investing career:Start here.

I have read a few books on RE investing and it seems like House Hacking would be the most appealing option to kickstart my journey to financial independence.First, I am not local to this country and don’t know much about local markets.

But intend to sell it and use the equity to kickstart my real estate career proper.

This place has invaluable tools and information to help kickstart your real estate career. 

Do you wait it out or is there something you do to kickstart it again?