The market does offer lower priced investment opportunities and higher cashflow returns, with ongoing revitalization projects like the DORA boosting appreciation potential.

I don't want the opportunity to pass so I'm reaching out to family and friends who would potentially want to invest too.

Real estate investing has been a passion of mine for time with my mother also having invested early on where I likely have gotten the love and desire to follow similar foot steps.I have taken last 6 months to educate myself and currently own a single family home as primary residence and would like to expand to multi family properties (2-4 units) for additional stream of income, not to mention potential tax benefits for long-term investing.Based on current living situation, I have a fair amount of equity established in my primary residency along with having enough cash to either pay off house completely or use towards investing in a multi family property.Given that I'm the sole source of income for our household with my wife being the home maker for our two kids under 2, trying to weigh out risks with getting started now or perhaps waiting. 

A good team on the ground should be able to help you avoid all of these potential pitfalls. 

I recently did some data crunching on Zillow's public datasets. I wanted to see what markets have both a relatively high rent-to-price ratio and high appreciation. I came up with this list:region-name:mean-appreciatio...

That is where LPs can feel free to share their real experiences without fear of any potential bad blood or retaliation from GPs.

For first-time investors, neighborhoods like Riverside, Murray Hill, and North Jacksonville could be good places to start, offering strong rental demand and potential for growing neighborhoods.

The Main St property in Grainfield, KS, offered a promising opportunity due to its low purchase price and strong potential for a high return after renovations.

Are you currently working on lining up funding or looking at potential properties yet? 

Those are great areas with solid potential.