Lessons learned!  

Lastly, network with local investors and continue learning to refine your strategies.Good luck!

Jackie: Sorry for your loss. thank you for posting because others will learn from your mistake.

Check with an SEC attorney to learn where this line is drawn.

Purchase price: $8,000 Cash invested: $20,000 In 2013, I decided to put much of what I had learned from books into action by purchasing a two-bedroom home—not as a traditional investment property, but as a home for my mother.

One of the constants that I still see from when I first started on BP in early 2016 is the willingness of experienced ( some on this very thread ) folks in different aspects of real estate to try and help newbies and others with advice and perspective.I think it really is a testament to the fact that even though the investing environment has undergone many changes over those years the willingness to continue to help others has not changed.It helped me tremendously when I had to crash course on small MF ownership and I am grateful to all who helped with posts that they didn't even know that I had read and learned from.And yes the search function remains fairly useless and unchanged in that regard since then to the detriment of us all.

I’m eager to learn and connect with others in the area.

I think BiggerPockets is an amazing platform for networking and learning from other investors.

It varies by program.To learn more about DSCR programs: DSCR loans won't use your income to underwrite the loan.

The bottom line is that you'll want to learn from someone for the first handful of deals and progressively take more and more on yourself until you can fly on your own.