Whether you're acquiring a property, securing funding, rehabbing it, refinancing, or selling, understanding the process and having a clear strategy is key to success in this industry.

Professionally, my background is in software sales but my overall goal is to transition full-time into real estate investment / rental property managementI'll be looking to acquire my first property via 1031 at some point this year.

With determination and a willingness to learn, you can acquire valuable skills and insights on your own.

It's better to spend your time looking to acquire properties in a different manner.

You’ll need to borrow money from a lender to acquire the property (it’s not all investor money).  

As a licensed CPA I know enough to understand that cost segregation studies are a very specialized product that require, at a minimum, industry specific cost and engineering data support which can only be acquired through experience and a history of completing such studies.

I could end up with a low interest rate for every property I acquire.

They dropped the price 25k 3 times, with it sitting at $475k since January (4 months ago).Ideally, these 'fringe' regions allow investors to acquire properties at C class prices, but with A/B class tenants/rent values.

I am new to real estate and Im looking acquire some rental properties.

I am trying to continue acquiring properties using this method and also learning about other methods as well, but I wanted to come in here to seek some advice from professionals that I'm willing to learn from as I am barely starting my real estate journey.