My best advice is to work with someone who has your best interests at heart and can easily plug you in with their network of trusted GCs, lenders, PMs.

Resist the temptation of buying what your family wants and instead buy something you'll be able to easily rent when you move!

If you have it under contract  and tell them You’ll be having the  work done in the next 2 months most of the time it’s a free estimate since they’re trying to win the business.

Came across the area from a co worker as an out of state investor and realized that certain areas are able to hit the 1% rental target easily.

Being aware of not biting off too much at one time is a skill, and it seems you have it.Real estate is all about incremental wins and, maybe most importantly, staying sane and JOYFUL while doing it!

I have a staff of Maintenance Techs and we fix lots of items for a profit while at the same time saving the owner money, win/win.We are transparent company, and we provide all receipts upon request.

They also allow the seller to get a higher purchase price.If they want $25k for the land if it’s cash up front, they could easily get something like $12k down + $400 a month for 5 years at a 10% APR for an owner-financed sale.

Instead of real estate assets, their heirs can receive easily divisible shares in the Operating Partnership that can be much more easily liquidated upon passing of the estate.

With regards to issues involving the contract, it's literally "Charlie Brown teacher" to my ears.Also, only offering MTM leases allows you to more easily mitigate a tenancy where someone is acting incongruent with your initial impression of them.

I move along past the wins very quickly but sit with the normal and foreseeable challenges/issues for a really long time (and react like they came out of nowhere even though they are normal and did not).I've always been tempted to scoop up a house back home in IL.