So to end this post, if anyone happens to know of someone who can provide such knowledge or who may need assistance that would be amazing! 

If you don’t qualify as a real estate professional or don’t have a way to use those passive losses to offset your active income, then spending the money on the study might not be worth it.

Which ever market you choose build a team and spend time connecting, networking.

I would also highly advise to spend 30 minutes and do a rent survey yourself and find comparable units and see what they rent for and charge.

In any event, I would be glad to assist in any way I can as I have been through what you are likely about to go through. 

With that said can anyone suggest reputable lenders that are able to assist me with a debt consolidation loan of ~25K?  

I'm currently helping my aging parents, and I need to be spending more time taking care of them.

Hello BP Community!My name is Jed Butikofer and I am currently located just outside Bakersfield, CA, but move frequently for work. Background: My mother was real estate agent and my dad knew construction so we flipped...

I just want to make sure we are dividing out the cash flow we can spend versus the cash flow we should save.

Sure, you are going to be getting/saving the Realtor commision, but in order to do that, you need to spend the investment into the Real Estate supplies that get you there.Thanks, I am certainly aware of the MLS benefits and agree.