It depends how long you plan on living.

@Parmesh P. there is no such TDA paying 7% or even 6% long term,5 years or longer.

I think you have to employ mid term or short term strategies to get actual cash flow in year 1 on a 2-4 unit in a good location.

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Dear All , I am located in Atlanta, GA .  

Hello Joshua, we invest in West Texas area, all short-term rentals (4 1/2 years experience).

Another thing, the threads move down the forums rather quickly because it's so busy, so the odds of your post being seen for long by very many people is minimal. 

I am considering getting into this space (looking at some courses), but worried that its too late, and that deep local market knowledge/understanding of buyers/connection with developers etc is required to make this work, which only incumbent/long term investors will have and would be hard for a new entrant starting from scratch to catch-up...is my hypothesis valid in your opinion ?

Love your mindset—real estate is a long game, and you're starting with the right attitude!

Some similar phone numbers and such to other short term companies that other people said were scams.