That's more of a personal choice though.I would also keep in mind your long-term goals for REI.

I’m looking for some guidance on my next steps toward achieving financial freedom through real estate.My long-term goal is to acquire enough rental properties to secure my financial future.

if you meet someone in person that 5 other people you know have vouched for that is pretty solid.what are your goals?

Not sure what strategy your are interested in, or what goals you have(cash flow, equity, etc) but I would love to chat with you about the opportunities here and what you are looking for!

My goal is to do this for all my 4 younger brothers once they become of age. 

I'm not sure what your main goal is or how big you want to scale but you probably won't have any type of set back up until you get passed 35-40 units or so.

We offer our services for everything from acquisition, to construction, management and leasing, and sales of investment properties.I would love to connect with other community members (especially those in the Roanoke and New River Valley areas of VA) also looking to grow their real estate portfolio and find great partners along the way.I’d love to help you meet your investing goals!

MY LTR's are mid-tier for their market and have minimal cash flow at the moment so it all gets eaten up by  repairs and manager fee, my goal with these is mainly long-term appreciation and eventual cashflow as rents rise. 

We probably would have never entered it if I believed what I read from Airdna.It comes down to what your goal is. 

After that I am using 5% rent increases with 60k renovation in yr1- using 20% down around 8.5% rate, many loan officers keep telling that only 25% down is minimum.. idk- yr1 goal to increase rents w renovation around 60k spend w 5% rent increase (tricky part it probably lot of rent lost while renovating maybe 2-3months) - estimating that yr1 and 2 is negative CF and then projecting positive CF w yearly 5-10% rent increasesAny ideas if this makes sense or not?