I saw the potential to cash flow when the opportunity presented itself I jumped on it.

I’m also interested in connecting with local investors, real estate agents, and lenders who are open to collaborating on new opportunities.

I’m currently active on BiggerPockets to connect with like-minded investors, exchange ideas, explore potential opportunities, and provide opportunities through my network to collaborate with others.

With current interest rates, and they are at least 1% higher with potentially additional points for non owner occupied property, it is hard to find properties that will allow for positive cash flow after paying the mortgage, if you are looking for money for the down payment from a private lender, those are normally at higher than market and I am not sure it would be possible to pay it off.... please remember you need to take into account that you may not have a tenant for a certain amount of time, a tenant may stop paying rent, or you will have a big ticket item to fix, so I would wait if I were you and save to have enough for the down payment and closing costs and perhaps some money set aside for repairs. you also want to make sure that you have your own emergency fund outside of the money needed for the investment property because life happens ....

Our market is somewhat shifting, but it is still showing signs of thriving, with many opportunities for growth. 

Same principles apply - being busy will create opportunity. 

It is because every investment opportunity comes with risk.

Address potential risks by explaining strategies like maintaining emergency reserves, purchasing proper insurance, and conducting thorough due diligence.

How do you identify emerging markets before they become over saturated?

Mostly class B, I'd love to keep them but if there's a great opportunity in the MF world I'm all ears!