I would recommend checking out his YouTube channel and his website: "robbeardsley.me" . 

I've since come to love the community and hope to become the type of investor that uses real estate to not only improve my life, but the lives of my partners, associates, and community as a whole.Looking forward to connecting with you all!

People did not have BiggerPockets, YouTube, podcasts, or hundreds of books on real estate investing.

Using smart financing like portfolio loans or refinancing after value-add improvements can free up your capital for future investments.Diversify property types – I’ve seen investors get stuck in one type of rental (e.g., single-family homes) and miss out on opportunities in duplexes or small multifamily.

If a flip doesn’t sell immediately, it’s possible to rent out the property and generate consistent cash flow while waiting for market conditions to improve.Infrastructure Growth: The city is also seeing improvements in infrastructure, such as new development projects and expanded amenities in up-and-coming neighborhoods.

My co-worker got me into the youtube real-estate rookie and now I'm here on bigger pockets learning more.

I did look at some of the material participation criteria and we should easily surpass the requirements since we pretty much spent time improving the home ourselves, managed all guest communication, etc.Thoughts?

Nice try though.Myth 4: I'm hands-on, so I materially participate"Material participation" is defined by the IRS, not by your Facebook friends and not by YouTube gurus.

For example, syndicating your listings to a much broader audience, making the application faster, improving applicant experience, making maintenance requests get done more smoothly and quickly.

In my opinion, anything that's not QuickBooks or Xero is just a watered down accounting software.I made a video about this on my YouTube channel, BP isn't letting me share it but PM me and I can send you the link