I enjoy having a day job (weird, I know) and am just looking to set my future family up for a comfortable life financially!

If you really want the property and don't mind a small gamble put down an amount of earnest money that you will not be upset to lose and that if you were in the seller's shoes would make you feel OK about taking the property off the market for 60 days and make it non-refundable to be conveyed to Seller upon offer acceptance. 

I had a few appraisals come back from Akron/Clv markets and had the appraiser comment that it is a "down market".If you are targeting the 50k purchases with the 20k rehab and then hopping to refi out afterward you are taking a gamble because if you do not get the 100k value after the rehab you can get stuck in the project or be forced to take a mortgage with a terrible rate.Keep your purchases 80k and up and try to make sure your project costs are over 100k on everything so you can be pretty confident that you'll get the 100k value afterward.

Outside of real estate, I enjoy the outdoorsy things.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

It’s like fishing with a big net – you're in it for the potential big catch later.Property B: Immediate Cash FlowPaying the $70k for equity and getting a 4-5% interest rate means you’ll enjoy $300-$400 in monthly cash flow.

Right now I enjoy managing our 61 units. 

Every one of us needs time to enjoy the power of compounding interest.

Mackaylee said it best, align your priorities with the strategies you employ and over time you'll find your most efficient and which ones you enjoy more. 

I personally think it's easier to get a general contractor's license (especially here in Chicago - it's almost sad how easy it is), but that just means there are a lot of bad contractors.Almost all states require architects to take a state licensing exam and need to have a bachelors degree in similar field to even take the test.I found for me, if I can just find people who are really good at what they do (and enjoy it) I can let them do that and I can just focus on finding deals and building the team.  

I'm focusing on getting all the education I can right now, so feel free to share your #1 REI tip for newbies :) Outside of real estate, I work full time (remotely) in EdTech and enjoy hiking, gardening, and kayaking.