@James Hamlingyep. put a number with a $ in front of it in your post and lots of folks on BP are more than happy to help you spend it =)

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Hi folks,I am new on buying a property and trying to househack on fourplex property that is 40 years old(1980's).

G'Day Hughston,The best advice I could give would be to not invest out of state unless you buy turnkey.But that's just me being biased.The second best advice I can give is to focus more on the people that you will be working with over the stats/demographics of a specific area.I'm sure that this has been covered many times in the various BP books but to this day it rings true.You will heavily have to rely on the folks on the ground.They will either make or brake your investment so choose them wisely.If you buy the best house, on the best street, in the best area with the best capital growth projections.But your property manager is incompetent or a cheat.You will loose money.So, team first, area second.Much success

Talk to investors, property managers, and real estate folks for tips.Good luck!

Thank you so much,AlexWe have seen a growing trend of folks who were previously self-managing who have tired of seeing cleaners come and go.

I see this all the time with busy business folks.

What I saw was a floor with about 20 to 25 folks at their cubes all crunching data to get base line information on markets etc.

. $111.20 August Home AUG-SL05-M01-G01 4th gen Smart Lock - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082VXRND2This is a popular smart lock with WiFi for some folks here.

and to be clear - no, there is no obvious / effortless / low risk way to put funds into something RE-related with no experience and easily beat savings or CD returns right now.lots of folks thought there was and got burned.getting in right now requires patience and money.