I have numerous partners.

I bet he was listening to the realtor, TERRIBLE idea (sorry realtors) .Realtors care about one thing, making the sale.

Listen to Paul Moore’s how to lose money episode 157, you will gain a whole lot of respect for @Brian Burke 

From my own research and listening to others, it’s sounds like I will take a deeper dive into the DR (because it’s a great buy in regards to real estate), St Kitts, and Belize.

Here is what I've learned following interest rates for a long time...If you listen carefully to the experts, they are wrong 50% of the time. 

Now I was hooked and instantly my research led me to biggerpockets where it seemed like I listened to Brandon talk for months straight without ever turning off the podcast.

There are also numerous other factors that contribute to the equation as well, such as the market you're interested in or even unexpected malfunctions that you will need to be prepared for financially. 5k is a great start though.

I listened to the BP podcast with the SC attorney.

You might've already read/listened to it, but The House Hacking Strategy book is phenonmenal to begin learning all of the info about house hacking

Ive heard both from numerous different people but would like an opinion from someone more experienced, thanks!