I attended the RALA 3-day training in Phoenix and took a couple of online courses as well, and while I found these courses to be very valuable in helping get a clearer understanding of the space and what it might take to be successful, I eventually I found it most beneficial to bring in a partner/advisor who has built residential assisted living facilities here in Texas and has been running them successfully.

Those were very good areas a couple of years ago when people were less aware of Ocala but it's gained in popularity so it's become tougher to make the numbers work, but there are still deals to be had, especially for rentals.

Quote from @Jadan Williams: Hello bigger pockets experts, I currently live in california but will list my house for sale within the next couple months i want to use between 100-200k for an investment but not sure how to go about it.

I also hold a couple of real estate forums in the area for people like yourselves to connect with service providers, GC's, etc. 

i understand that's very general and each is a case by case basis; we've viewed a couple of them.

Quote from @Nathan Gesner: There were a couple experienced investors on the forums that loved to tell everyone they could manage a short-term rental in just five minutes a week. 

I had a couple questions if anyone's willing to weigh in:1.

I have a young married couple who is looking to get their first apartment together to move out of their parents house.

Purchase price: $74,000 Cash invested: $25,000 Sale price: $145,000 I acquired a property from a couple needing to relocate, with significant repairs required.

I’m hoping she’ll be able to help me with this, but I don’t meet with her for a couple of weeks, so I’m trying to work through a few things in the meantime!