Remember, not all off-plan deals are created equal, and the right approach takes experience, research, and the ability to think long-term.

Start working on your credit score and research financing options, including FHA or conventional loans.

Just make sure to do thorough research and fully update yourself on the changes in the local market to ensure strong rental demand and solid market data.Diversifying your investments by owning multiple properties spreads the risk and helps maintain cash flow.

Do you research wisely when deciding to work with anyone that you don’t know. 

Absolute gold.

Like aircraft checklists and vehicle operators manuals (the -10s), one can benefit from extensive research, trial and error, and deliberate improvement principles gained by the many that have gone the path before. 

You do your best to purchase wisely, execute a pre-meditated and well researched strategy, and let the compounding effect of time take over. 10 years from now, the purchase price being 5% above or below current market value won't matter.

My challenge is that I’m struggling with figuring out if a property will be profitable or not, even though I've done research on sites like AirDNA and tried to analyze multiple factors.where Im stuck: 1. 

Just a little bit of time down the road would give you so much more in terms of planning and research.  

I’ve done the research and would appreciate any advice you could offer!