Like every investment asset, real estate investing is not risk-free.And many more.....Answering these above questions will allow you to ask your potential real estate agents the right questions.Remember that the quality of your questions has a direct correlation to the quality of the answers you get. 

There is a range of DSCR lender underwriting policies for "1st time investors" - some don't allow it, some do with no restrictions, and some in the middle (typically cut max LTV by 5% or so and restrict against anything over 4 units)Also - check out these BiggerPockets articles for a ton of info about DSCR loans:DSCR Loans: What Are They And How To Get The Best Termshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/...DSCR Loans: How To Use Pro Strategies To Save More And Make Morehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/...Multifamily DSCR Loans: A New High-Impact Loan Option For Real Estate Investors?

An inspection contingency allows you to walk away with escrow but not recoup expenses.Best...

I remember the new host discounts, however, I have accidentally removed discount and now Airbnb will not allow me to reapply it.

I am also a realtor with clients who are investing in MTR's in my market, as STRs aren't allowed.

There is no long haul imo how many other currencies do you know of that a government will allow unregulated, untaxed, and and untraceable?

Acquire enough RE that it takes you or your spouse more than 750 hours a year and 1/2 of your time to manage.When you are a material participating RE pro all of your and your spouses’ RE activity becomes active, allowing you to offset RE losses against other active income.One pitfall of a RE Pro spouse if you are full-time W-2.

And even though virtually every sponsor agreement allows me to share investment information with others who might be advising me on it (especially when club members are bound by an NDA), I still ask the sponsor if I can share it, because it's a test.

We were able to refinance with our go to bank at a decent rate in this environment which allowed us to pull out our initial investment and renovation cost.

It is also will allow for experience in managing tenants, repairs, accounting of the expenses etc...plus you get to keep a close eye on the property.