My goal is to purchase a small multi-family property with an FHA loan that I can self-manage while retaining my day job as a software engineer.I have been causally reading books, listening to podcasts, and self-educating on personal finance and different asset classes for the last 2 years before finally deciding on real estate; but I still feel like I do not know enough to go at it alone.

This class-A medical office and treatment space is slated to bring 1,200 new high-paying jobs to the district.

@Anthony PerezRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

I would say very honest PMs who walked my Indy properties (after the I closed on the homes) or at least knew that neighborhood and an honest construction management company were very helpful - they all said I better add in a lot more reserves to the repairs and cap ex for old Class C.

@Caleb BrownWould like some advice on KC neighborhoods that are B class driving solid cashflow.

Recommend: target Class B properties, maybe Classs C+ in gentrifying neighborhoods.Run your calculations BACKWARDS to determine the purchase price for the ROI YOU WANT.Make that offer.Repeat as many times as necessary until an offer accepted.Before the 2008 Crash, we used to plan on writing 100 offers, to get maybe 10 accepted, to actually close on 1 property.It takes work to be successful!

@David ColthartYou're looking at a SFH in Columbus or a duplex in Cleveland, both in C class neighborhoods.

You could look into classes to teach you about property management.

@Amy KimRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

The study identifies with forensic engineering detail the immediate Bonus Depreciation 5, 7 and 15-year personal property class lives qualifying portions of a building that are normally buried in 27.5 year residential or 39 year commercial categories.If you have had a cost segregation study performed on your property within the past 10 years, have you evaluated it recently for additional benefits that could be obtained?