@Chris CoreTo find cash-flowing properties for your first investment, focus on house hacking with an FHA loan, finding properties with rents that cover your mortgage payment, using real estate investment tools like BiggerPockets, and analyzing deals in emerging markets with strong cash flow potential.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

fastpeoplesearch.com has been my go-to free tool for finding people's contact info. 

You can search on Google, attend REI meetings, or explore Facebook groups.People invest a lot of time and energy in generating off-market leads, and connecting with reliable, reputable sources who supply quality deals can be a game changer.

I’m not looking to make real estate my full time job or anything that intense, but more tools to get me to financial independence sooner are always welcome, and this is something I think I could be good at. 

On that note, if anyone is interested in tools for self-mastery, I highly recommend exploring breathwork—it’s an incredible modality for building mental resilience and focus.

have you searched on here for this yet? 

I’ve been searching for affordable alternatives that can still automate transactions without pushing us back to Excel.

I have connections with great vendors throughout the city and actively search for deals and present them to investors. 

In the booming market in Memphis, I've found that having the right tools can make all the difference.