A lot of people go in expecting these programs to completely change their lives. 

The most important thing is to work with people you trust. 

I've had people put down $30,000 or even up to $50,000 as an option fee.

Take the effort to solicit contractor recommendations from multiple people.

Most people living in far north suburbs of DFW are not working downtown. 

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.Welcome aboard and best of luck investing!

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

I am interested in meeting people from whom I can learn more about real estate investing. 

Anyways, I'm seeing a lot of general speculation on here but people don't invest in these markets because they believe they're the greatest places to live in the world, they're interested in the cash flow and possible appreciation.None of my clients were talking about appreciation in the Cleveland market in 2019 and now their properties are worth 30-40% more, and that's on top of record high rent prices in this market. 

You really need an infrastructure to run something like that - systems, people...and you have to keep it going.