Many investors get excited and want to 10x everything, thinking they'll be the next Grant Cardone.

Hi Willie, I think it would be best to wait until you have more capital to put down for a multi-family property. 

Quote from @Megan OConnor: I am new to investing and we are thinking about a STR in Ludlow, VT.

There are actually quite a few Americans investing in real estate in Japan, but more I think that invest only in the US.  

@Collin Hays I completely agree with your theme of building a local banking relationship, which should help someone build their real estate portfolio, but I have a couple of questions.When I read "conforming" and "non-conforming" loans, I think of the loans being underwritten as consumer mortgages.

Feel free to shoot me a message if you think that I could be a resource.

I think the folks trying to do Airbnb and short term leasing in Cleveland's many Section 8 neighborhoods are out of their minds.

I think the IRS might tag this as fraud.Talk to you Title Company.

It is only a bad idea if you think it is!

A little frustrated and thinking about being done, we kept the door on the hinges as we finished our last few planes on the bottom corner.