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.

People started to ask me to help them learn how to invest so I started coaching new investors over the past 7 years on how to start investing in real estate.

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