There’s no real reason to jump into another market unless your goals shift and your current market doesn’t fit anymore—or if the market itself stops producing the results you need.Mastering one market and squeezing every opportunity out of it is a much better play than spreading yourself too thin and getting half-baked results in multiple places.

To start your journey, I recommend focusing on building your network by joining meetups and engaging in online forums, while narrowing down your first investment based on your budget, market, and goals.

The information being spread by a propaganda machine, are in fact wrong.

This is why with these type of props you need big spreads between PP rehab and rent.  

This will help narrow down your search and making sure you find the best deal!

Could seller finance (not recommended) to reduce initial burden and spread it out over time

Using seller financing allows your in-laws to spread their $217K capital gain over time, reducing their immediate tax burden and helping you conserve cash.

I'm looking at a spread sheet I use to show this to my students, and the difference over time is quick, is rather large.Joe, Is it possible to share your spreadsheet??

If its a really narrow search, ok then.

Floating rate loans are normally quoted at SOFR plus a spread, a profit margin for the lender.