I'm also interested in wholesaling, though I'm not sure how to get started in that area.I would greatly appreciate any tips or advice you might have on navigating the U.S. real estate market.

Hi Gege, I would recommend listening to some of the podcasts from BiggerPockets, they really help a lot when you are getting started.

Since graduating in 2021, I moved to Washington, DC to pursue a civil engineering career and am now feeling like I am in more of a position to start learning and pursuing real estate investing seriously.

I hope you've already made progress in getting started as an investor.

Hey DenisI have commented a lot about arbitrage in a general sense here, however I believe I am uniquely qualified to answer here as I live and operate about 65 units in this specific market.In 2016 I got my STR start arbitraging a Gulf Front mansion that was in foreclosure and I got a great deal on. 

Quote from @Qais Attarwala: Hi everyone, Just wanted to start out by saying thank you to everyone in this really supportive community.

You begin depreciating $200k over 27.5 years, starting from 2023.You do a major $50k rehab in 2030.

My wife and I are in the process of starting a stem education center and I have leased a 1,200 sqft space that is apt for that which is at an upcoming shopping area. 

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.

I started off doing long distance BRRRRs until the rates went up.