Do you think the tips in the guide, Real Estate Investing For Beginners, are still applicable in 2024 and beyond?

Your goal should be to have performance cap rates at 7-8% on something with a market cap of 5-6%, which gives you a healthy 200 basis point spread from the going market rate. 

To facilitate an informed decision regarding my suitability for the role, I would like to propose starting with a trial period which would allow you to evaluate my performance and see firsthand how effectively I manage properties remotely.Thank You.

@Annie Balagot Solterra typically performs pretty well as it has the amenities rival many of the other top communities, but it is further away and the traffic to get to the parks.

Jerryll Summary: In the end, it's been cool seeing Jerryll grow from very beginner in real estate and online marketing, to a real expert in many facets of online marketing... and one I've found opportunities to learn from as well. 

My advise is to start with single family or a small multi-family ground up project first but this market environment is truthfully not the time to be completing any ground up projects unless you are self performing the construction which it doesn't appear you are in a position to do.There was a recent Philadelphia  forum chain started by someone else who was contemplating ground up in a similar fashion to what you are proposing and I cautioned they would be better off buying something that was newly built and believe after conducting their own diligence realized it was too cost prohibitive at this time to build with 3rd party GC's in Philadelphia when also accounting for the interest rate environment and cost to build.

Rather find a partner who will contribute same as you and you hire a GC strictly to perform the work.

Under California foreclosure law, can a vendor place a mechanics lien on a home for work performed for the prior owner after the foreclosure sale and the recording (perfecting) of the deed?

I think it’s way too easy to over estimate investment performance based on how well the pro’s do.

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!