Decent schools and great public transportation.

You need to learn the IRS Publication 523, on Selling a Residence.

Do one task at a time in each app to compare apples to apples.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.

Many people don't make a profit, obviously odds of success get better with experience/good team, etc.consider until you have more time to commit to instead look at buying publicly traded equity REITs, not mortgage REITS, they are trickyget subscription to Seeking Alpha and follow Brad Thomas, Jussi Askola and many others research/writing to start withREITS have beaten the SP500 last 50 yrs, by a lot, 13% to 11% just in last 20 yrs too, and they have taken a temporary beating due to sudden rise in 10 yr rates and hence CAP rates, but their underlying rent roles have only gone up.

I am an accountant and find a public and private have benefits to learning the back end of real estate.

Look for areas with low vacancy rates, good schools, and proximity to amenities like shopping centers, parks, and public transportation.

Their argument is that you will still need some transportation once that car is turned in.

This is exactly the type of public/private partnership our team is working to build across the country.

I spent the majority of that time traveling the country for small public company that had a niche in acquiring owner financed land notes.  

@Chris Combado, Publication 523 from the IRS lays out the requirements to extend that window for selling your primary residence.