After enough time, equity gains and income gains are huge compared to when you purchased.

However, newer properties don’t always cash flow well, and you’re giving up significant equity in exchange for a home that might not provide you much financial gain immediately.

I would prefer to hang it somewhere where they work with investors so I can gain experience before my first transaction.

Example, if you wanted to be close to the vineyards that are gaining popularity, Sahuarita or Green Valley is where you want to look.

Almost every landlord I know makes their screening criteria more strict as they gain experience. 

The good ones are worth their weight in gold, but does the license make them magically smarter?

My last value add achieved enough equity gain that even with $0 cash flow (but it has some modest cash flow), the return would be outstanding.in general, bad neighborhoods or close to bad neighborhoods do not make decent STRs or MTRS.  

The 10% you think you gained is long gone if you attempt to sell with an active mold issue. 

A spouse  wants $50,000 of the $140,000 value of a real estate property being held in their spouse's SDIRA in Florida- an equitable split property state when it comes to divorce. The spouse who owns the SDIRA will NOT...

This will get you the investment at the price you're looking for, while gaining appreciation in a hot market caused by migration and lower prices compared to the rest of the country (Greenville, SC).