-Here are some ideas I got from Tony & Ashley about providing value to other investors:(Shoutout to the Real Estate Rookie Podcast!) 

It's a good idea to spend a couple of hundred dollars to meet with a real estate attorney or foreclosure attorney and go over what you can and what you can't do in the state you want to buy foreclosures in.For clarity, there are stages to foreclosure.

Real estate is not the end all be all panacea for building wealth, there are a lot of other options many of which will give you way fewer headaches than real estate will!

@Erica King Sounds like this is more of a personal budgeting concern rather than a real estate one.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Ask your broker or if you have a real estate lawyer you know see if they have a generic one your state's BAR accepts.

Here’s a step-by-step approach:Market Research in Real-TimeGo to Airbnb, enter your available dates, and filter for similar properties in your area.

.- Appliances, same than flooring.Remember that in real estate everything is negotiable, and during the option period you have the unrestricted right to exit the deal.

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?