You won't learn a ton, but you will have skin in the game, and you will see how the business actually works.If not, then you need to learn the business before selecting markets from afar.

People are still traveling but being more selective where they make the memoriesI wouldn't say a crash per say is coming with these properties.

You're $80k - $170k range is pretty wide, and I'd be surprised if anything over ~$130k ARV actually produces net cash flow assuming 75% LTV on a refi.

We are extremely selective with the deals we pursue and who we pursue them with.... which is why we have the track record we do.

. - for as narrow or as wide of a net you may want to throw out for your own “real estate investing.”But if you should still have an inclination to trust some guru with a paid mentorship, I’d suggest to go above and beyond their standard contract, which will likely stipulate what you owe them in far better terms for themselves than what they owe you in return for your money: I’d ask them to stipulate - in writing - what “mentorship” your money (at each level of a “workshop”/“education” they expect you to pay for) will actually get you, and for how long.

For what it's worth, some ideas I've seen pitched are grocery bundles (e.g. a breakfast bundle for 2-4 people with eggs, bacon, bagels, cream cheese, and OJ all pre-stocked in the fridge), meal kits, a pre-stocked drink fridge, charcuterie boards, premium coffee selection, bike/e-bike/scooter/kayak/canoe rentals, video game consoles, upgraded work-from-home office amenities (e.g. oversized computer monitor), etc.I'm not a lawyer, but cocktail kits, bottles of wine, local craft beer, and other alcoholic items seem like they would fall into a grey area from liability perspective. 

We hope that this introduction could lead to a mutually beneficial collaboration.I am sorry to hear you were laid off but the good news is this door of Real Estate investing is wide open for you.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

@Geoff Eckert  there can be a very wide gap between C and B  forget the minus and the plus.so it could be luck of the draw it could street to street your C could be C today and meltdown to D rarely do these neighborhoods come up  they for the most part go down.were as solid A and B can maintain as you have a nice sprinkling of owner occ and sales to owners.Were as anything under that is pretty much only being sold to investors. 

The first thing I noticed is that his dining room window was wide open and his curtain was blowing from the outside wind.