I’d love to hear more about your goals and where you see yourself starting in the investment space.Looking forward to connecting and sharing insights as you grow your expertise—don’t hesitate to reach out if you ever want to chat or bounce ideas around!

I’d suggest starting with local credit unions or community banks—they’re often more flexible with investment properties.

Here's a good starting point: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/what-to-ask-a-real-estate... 

I think there is a great chance to get some long term investments in areas where the growth is not happening yet or just starting to happen.

Freddie SBL offers 5-10 year fixed rate options, as well as 10-20 year "hybrid ARM" options which start with an initial 5-10 year fixed rate period, followed by a 5-10 year floating rate period.

Hi Joshua, the amount of down payment also changes with the cost of the property, so starting with a less expensive property may be smart (for multiple reasons).

Typically starting with a smaller rehab budget of $50K or less (maybe a max of $75K) and avoiding a 1 to 1(or higher) ratio of purchase to rehab costs is recommend when you are first starting out. 

Probably starting out small Jaycee - SF or maybe some smaller duplex type properties.

If you're interested in more information and want to jump start your Real Estate career. feel free to reach out to me!

Quote from @Khyree Randall: I'm about to start working again soon and I'm ready to start investing in getting my first deal.