Totally agree.

I started my LLC in the summer and still working through some kinks getting website started for marketing.

My name is Jenna and my husband and I are just starting to dip our toes into the real estate world!

I would look at multifamily meet ups in the area to start.

Starting to get competitive though for investment properties because of that reason you have more and more people entering the market from out of state.

I would find some motivation seeing how long it takes to stabilize a portfolio and start to see the profit.

You can read about the differences here: Cost Segregation Study Approaches ExplainedLet’s first start with what the approaches:Detailed Engineering Approach from Actual Cost RecordsDetailed Engineering Cost Estimate ApproachSurvey or Letter ApproachResidual Estimation ApproachSampling or Modeling Approach"Rule of Thumb" ApproachSo which of these approaches is required by the IRS?

I am ready and will be starting with property number one sometime, hopefully, quarter one of 2025 with a possibly 2 bedroom and 1 bathroom single family home; as this is within my current budget.

Here's a good starting point: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/what-to-ask-a-real-estate... 

We're starting to see more HELOCs and 2nd mortgages on investment properties nowadays.We deal with pretty much only real estate, investors and self-employed borrowers.send me a direct message and I'll get you a little bit more information.