@Edwin De leonStart by learning as much as you can and working as an agent will give you lot of experience and knowledge.Join real estate investment clubs.Get in touch with a local agent or investor and shorten your learning curve and save you a lot of headaches as they tend to understand the market better.The first book on my list is “Wealth Can't Wait: Avoid the 7 Wealth Traps, Implement the 7 Business Pillars, and Complete a Life Audit Today!”

The beach sand corodes the pillars resulting in the need for foundation work.  

Location, Reviews, Price, and Listing quality (photos/description/rules) are the 4 pillars of an Airbnb/STR property that will drive your occupancy rate up or down. 

@Toshi HiraokaI'm sure a self directed custodian originator will get upset with this...I am very against SDIRAs, Self Directed Roths or any tax sheltered retirement accounts because you are subject to UDFI (more details below) and cannot leverage your investment which is a pillar in real estate investing.

These three pillars would set your goals up to be accomplished.To create more capital, work a side job (i.e. real estate agent, property manager for a friend, working within construction to get house construction knowledge).

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The second pillar is a good insurance policy as that cover the majority of your exposure.

Generally though, I break it down into the "five pillars" of protecting your assets.

Assuming the latter, a general rule of thumb is that if you are load bearing walls and pillars may not be touched.

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