what I really watch out for is JUNK fee's you may have 1 point origination but by the time you add up the junk fee's your really paying about 4 points or more.. this is the only way they can stay in business.. there is no way a lender can do a loan as you describe and the sum total of their income is 1200 bucks..  

Watch the presentation of the latest version of ChatGPT4o and if you don't have much time, skip to min 15 where "she" teaches him how to do math.

Over and over this sheeple generation just sits and placidly watches the disintegration. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Many of them take advantage of OOS investors because they know no one is closely watching them.

Take classes and watch videos on how to fix stuff.

If you can, go several times, so you can watch it happen from the foundation all the way up.If you live close to a store like Home Depot or Lowe's, sometimes they have free classes on "how to install a ceiling fan" or "how to paint". 

Read "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene and watch videos from Dave Meyer to learn about the hottest markets in 2024.

Other than that, listening to BP podcasts, watching YT videos, and reading about real estate will all be beneficial to you.

It's a lot of work, you have to be on the projects every day looking for issues, watching your subs, etc.