With the median time to contract stretching 92% to 48 days, focus on quality listings, realistic pricing, and a polished look to make your property stand out.Smart Moves for Today’s MarketFor buyers, the expanded inventory means more choices.

What would you recommend for me to use to determine the quality of a deal?

The property should be clean, functional, and safe.A well-maintained property attracts higher-quality renters that will pay more, stay longer, and take better care of the home.

I’d appreciate any advice on getting started, local meetups (I’m outside of Atlanta, zip 30152), or tips to navigate this journey.

Any tips for building a solid list?

You need to amass a large portfolio for it to be passive (aka hiring someone to manage).If you want to be financially independent as fast as you can then you need to do a few things. 1) get as high of an income as possible (this usually takes schooling and/or experience, think high income profession - law, medicine,etc)2) live as frugally as possible (you will sacrifice a lot here, think of not going out with friends, live at home/save on rent, etc)3) invest as much as possible and I mean invest not yoloing on random hot tips (you are starting young, time will be on your side)If you do this consistently and remain highly disciplined, you will get there faster than most.

I am in the Houston area and my primary goal is to become financially free and look to enjoy more quality time with my family as I do want to move away from the day to day desk job.

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I have never been able to find quality leads cold, calling or driving for dollars.

The rents have begun to drive the market and are seeing some quality cashflow.