House hacking is perhaps the best way to get to cashflow other than buying off market (most likely finding the lead yourself) and doing a ton of work to get it rent ready, which is obviously cash intensive and time intensive.

Why do you want to star investing in real estate, and what strategy will help you achieve your goals, two questions that will lead to more clarityGino

Tons of competition here and I have a lot of success finding leads via Zillow, apartments.com, and Facebook marketplace.

@AJ Smith keep sharing so others learn options that lead to success!

You're just paying for leads.

A business is the opposite: it's purpose is mainly to create cash flow and maybe you can create a sellable asset (its not easy to sell a business).If you think W2 + building a business is too much work and not for everyone, you are right!

A good agent can not only point out things you might not notice/know to look for in the experience, but also should help lead you to strategic advantages.

Over the past three years, I’ve been using most of the major off-market techniques.One standout method has always been pulling data and feeding it into a call center to generate off-market leads.

I currently use Quickbooks for accounting but can get tricky when having multiple entities for tax purposes.

Most of the leads you generate via cold calls, social media, and other marketing efforts won't transact or even meet with you for some time.Baseball players take dozens of swings in batting practice to prep for just 2-3 good pitches they'll see come gametime.