The key for me wasn't to invest in the 'best place' but to know a market so well that a deal jumps off the page when it appears.

I used to think that cold calling was the only way to get off-market deals.

I have gotten two very good clients that way.. this way I dont spend a dime on marketing they come to me :)

@Audrey Sommer I prefer investing in my local market (Snohomish County).

Need a marketing team or call center.

I wish our local reia was like this.

Marketing = momentum.

My market is houston text.

Josh, we are entering a period where the FED has came out and said rates are coming down.Based on decades of data, during market cycles when interest rates are decreasing, asset prices rise.

With $15-20K liquid, focus on lower-cost Midwest markets where down payments stretch further.