A new member shouldn't be up sold the site's products when they are just asking for general advice from the forum; not what books to buy from BP. 

Then I'd start by saving up, so you can buy your own house and rent out rooms in the house (or buy a place with a suite).Talk to your parents about what their goals are with the properties, what they like and what they don't like.

@Dennis Bragg, how did you factor improvements and market appreciation into the buy-back price?

So I have my house that refinanced in 2020 for a 15yr 2.5% rate and we have about 56k equity. Purchased at 211k . We have an opportunity coming up from a family member who is willing to sell us my childhood home for w...

Quote from @John Friendas: There's a house I'm considering buying with a business partner as an investment rental.

I am looking to purchase an extended stay hotel. I would like a book or program recommendations in order to learn how to purchase and manage the extended stay hotel. Thanks for any help you can provide! 

The list of property management suites at Capterra is a decent start, so long as you take their reviews with a grain of salt. 

I was talking to a RE friend.He said it's a bad time to buy* rates are high* homes are expensive in most marketsLooking to hear some counterpoints. 

Now if you are seasoned and portfolio is mature and you are not as concern about maximizing income then I can see a migration to SFH might suit someone.  

We purchased this buy and hold historic duplex which faces William Land Park in Sacramento.