If you have a glass top stove, you have to avoid any kind of enamel coated tea pot.

Regarding #2, doing house hacking, which would be probably the easiest way to purchase a property, is kind of complicated with my family so I'm trying to find another ways to purchase my first property ASAP.Finally, I hear you.

It's not the data or the asset classes; it's you.You are often your biggest roadblock.Considering this and looking at your journey differently, you can break the stalemate.If you are new and want advice, you must be open to ALL advice, not just the kind that supports your first idea or asset class.

This is why I always hate on big banks for mortgages - while this kind of thing is not exclusive to them, it tends to happen with them at a much higher frequency.

What kind of deals are you focusing on now?

:thanks @James Mc ReeWould like to hear from any others or @PPR about this too Hi Scott, I posted a fairly lengthy overview on the different kinds of funds and structures on the thread linked below. 

Not sure what the process would be.This is kind of what I'm looking at (with a 7% interest rate):Its not really negative cash flow, its saying $143/month.

My goal is to scale up over the next few years and add another 10-20 doors.I ran across someone that is saying they are building quadplexes in the same town in Texas as my current rentals there, so I have some support system there.High level this is the idea on the deal:4 units constructed as 2 duplexes on one parcel.1250sqf 3/2/1 units$650k sale price, CME is $820k according to builder, will have a independent CME done if/as I move forward.Rent per unit is $1750 based on the other quad in the developmentBest guess at this point is about $16k/year cash flow at a 9.5% cap rate.Builder is a sister company of a established company in a related industry that has done "some" builds before but not a lot.

The tenant is not going to extend early out of the kindness of their heart.The existing lender knows the borrower and knows the tenant well.

I’m 20 years old and live independently, fully supporting myself with a full-time job.