My goal is to acquire my first investment property, ideally a single-family rental, by early-2025.I’m particularly interested in hearing from others who’ve navigated the Hudson Valley or Catskills markets, especially with rental properties or creative financing strategies.

The podcast also talked about insurance claim re-housing where families lose their homes to a tragedy and get replaced through their insurance.

Dope, love me some land deals.........When I built the family house i'm living in now, I went and bought 30 acres for about $200k...Some wooded but mostly Farmland. 

We've been doing this for over 20 years and have helped friends, families and tenants get into the game in whatever capacity they need.

However, our target demographic—families with elementary school children—is unlikely to rent a property with a pool.My proposed solution was for them to buy two (or three) investment properties today that match our target demographic's housing requirements.

I’m considering amulti-family property in the 76104 zip code of Fort Worth, TX, and I’d love your feedback to help determine if this is a good deal.Property DetailsAsking Price: $169,999 (seller says it’s negotiable).Current Rental Income: $2,400/month (duplex is vacant).Configuration: Combination of duplex and triplex units.Some units are rented at below-market rates.The duplex and need rehab.Historical Income: Seller claims it previously brought in $5,000/month when fully occupied.ConditionBuilt in 1934, so it’s an older property.Some permits were recently pulled (e.g., plumbing, window replacements, and sheetrock repairs), but it still needs work to get the vacant units ready to rent.It’s located in a neighborhood with a higher crime rate but also near major highways and areas with rental demand (e.g., downtown Fort Worth and Texas Christian University).My Goal:I’m focused on cash flow, and this property seems like it could work if I can stabilize it.

Small multi-family properties starting at over $1M, which is pretty expensive and, resale single family (before year 2000) offer minimal cash flow (~$200-300/month).2.

Also, if you're having trouble finding inventory in your market, look for single family homes with accessory units or even mother daughter setups.

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

If so, there are probably other people like you that would be interested in living there.If you are buying a single family home, almost any town/city will work.