I'm trying to build my team while i study more into REI. 

At some point you just don't even care. you're just bored by the whole game....and it becomes very easy to say "go ahead and call your atty, I frankly don't care.

Study the market.

Also, great tip to study the rent with a microscope to determine the actual potential!!

I was browsing through San Bernardino State University's Real Estate Degree Program and noticed that some subjects align with those I've studied here in the Philippines.

Study the market.

The key is getting the education, studying it and eventually learning through experience. 

A few years back, I was asked by Airbnb to take part in a worldwide hosting study and, as a result, they shared the conclusions with me.

😂 Hey @Jonathan Child , from all my study, people advocate getting a c class property you can value add, are you saying this isn’t a good idea?

If its a total gut, that changes things...but if it's bought right...Rehabbing will likely be your best bet. new builds set the price premium in every zip code I've ever studied. in addition new builds don't take 9 months. we just built a house in 60 days. we wait till permits are approved and shovel ready, investors buy land cash, entitle, contracts, negotiate with financing, place financing when we are ready and break ground. but we build the same over and over and don't go outside our Floorplans