To persuade parents of the risks involved, educate them on the BRRR method, explaining how each phase works and why it's less dangerous than it appears.

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.

The R2R community is great and they offer tons of educational videos and regularly host webinars with their network of lenders, tax strategists, developers, etc.

I will regurgitate for you what I have heard: there is a major player in that market offloading their inventory so deals right now may be especially easy to find.

EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!

Lots of great educators on youtube for getting data to drive decisions.

Hello, I am new to Real Estate investing world, and have been educating myself since summer of last year, and been to only one local REI meeting and currently enrolled in a very good online course mostly on how to wholesale properties, but still have not pulled the trigger yet.

He just doesn't like the options.This is actually an interesting situation that is highly educational for anyone who reads it. 

The education is nearly free, it's called watching YouTube, and reading books. 

Makes me wonder why more of them aren't making proper efforts to educate themselves on value and instead think that a house selling for say $250K is a great deal because it is much cheaper than houses where they are from.