A lot of my clients want to get into real estate, but I’m not an expert on the investment side, so I’m looking for some advice.When it comes to using funding like this, what strategies do you think work best?

@Brian Eastman , @George Blower , and @Dmitriy Fomichenko are all experts in the SDIRA/Solo 401k arena and, I'm sure, will be happy to give you more details.

I've often found that just going right to the expert in the space is going to be the most direct source of info.

The entire reason I hired a company is they are the experts and I expect them to take full accountability of making sure I am in the know and 100% compliant.

I am no expert by any means but I thought I would drop my opinion here. 1) Should I focus on duplex since they're most likely less expensive in my area in category A or B properties, or aim for more units?

I'm Igor - a revenue management expert with over 10 years of experience in the hospitality industry.

Drywall, for instance, is an art, you can't just watch a YouTube vid a become an expert. 

I am starting my first househacking deal this year and I will Segway that into my second deal by end of 2025.I would love to hear all you experts and pros with experience to tell your story.

I'm not sure why not - one of the great parts about real estate investing is that you can build a team around you for aspects you aren't as strong at or simply want to delegate to someone/expert and do the others yourself - look up "Core 4" for example - where you can have an agent, lender, manager, contractor all at once for your investments and can theoretically just let them do all the interactive work

Quote from @Andrea Wellman: Would like to invest in short term rentals to start and learn from this forum and experts.