Knowing where the good areas start and stop is a skill not everyone possesses.

Sharpen your sales skils / people skills.

At the moment, I just don’t have the funds but I am sharpening my skills for when I get there!

I have also read that having a sizable emergency fund is vital, as well.

I am wanting to enter the REI world but will not have time or skills to self manage.

A couple of book recommendations:- David Greene's 'Skill' & 'Sold'- Hyper Local, Hyper Fast Agent by Dan Lesniak- Gary Keller's Millionaire Real Estate Agent- Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Successful PeopleSoak up the practical advice and apply it.The main takeaways I got from these books:- A day where you don't work to generate leads is a day off.

After inspection we ask seller to fix few vital items like the heat wasn't working.

I was following James Dainard on biggerpockets and On the Market podcast for long time I was really impressed with skills and experience and successful journey.

You will also attract quality tenants that will make your investment safer and headaches-free.Economic Stability: Katy has a low percentage of foreclosure and pre-foreclosure homes indicates economic stability and a healthy real estate market, which is vital for investor confidence​​.

One of my skills in real estate is underwriting real estate opportunities.