Yes, I've acquired some initial funding, so now I'm in the process of learning how to evaluate a potential rental property and needed renovations.

I also second everyone who suggested house-hacking as a way to get your foot in the door of RE investing and re-evaluating current desires vis à vis life goals.  

I have also been a carpenter for 8+ years experience over a span of a decade and a half, so I have more than a basic understanding of evaluating the condition of a property.    

In retrospect I feel my inspector should have caught this but moving forward I'm not sure who I should contact to evaluate this.

Each day at my 9-5, I use Google maps and Zillow to evaluate the property.

All bids will be reviewed after the 20 days and evaluated then.  

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I came across a single family in the north houston area and I'm thinking about making it my first purchase as a turnkey rental. I have had analysis paralysis too long and I need to act! I would love some a...

@Dan KrupaYou will want to evaluate the various plan formats and providers to see what will work best for your needs.SDIRA custodians (trust companies) will allow for such investments, but will hold the funds and process all transactions.  

Can't just look short term, have to look long and evaluate if such action(s) are going to help or hurt you. 

What information do I need to gather from the agent / seller, and what additional due diligence do I need to do when evaluating this property versus when we evaluate SFR & Duplex?