Pick an asset class: Class A, B, C & D properties, research pros & cons, pick one to focus onPick a real estate market that matches your resources & goalsContact local agents & PMC’s to start sending you listings to analyzeAnalyze a few deals weekly, get comfortable with the market and refine what you're looking for

If you can get comfortable with the team and can rely on them, this could save you headaches and costs over the long term.

I couldn’t imagine telling my attorney that my property manager doesn’t feel comfortable sharing notices and material communication to me.

If you are comfortable with the neighborhood, it comes down to the price and required renovations.

I'm the founder of Comfortly (https://comfort.ly).We are new, but we run our properties on them and as a remote self-manager I love it.

Pick the policy type based on your comfort level with dividends vs variable interest crediting, policy flexibility, and loan options. 

Not sure how long the commute would be exactly but sometimes you have to sacrifice some comforts for long term goals.

How comfortable are you with that risk and are the odds in your favor or against you. 

I felt very comfortable with them.

I understand your excitement about taking the plunge into real estate investing since I was in your shoes 3 years ago.