I honestly never recommend them to my clients and would prefer to go with a more reputable engineering firm that does site visits, documentation, and photos.

Hey Jared, Welcome to BP!

However, my biggest piece of advice for people with situations like yours is to house hack.

This said, I think its very important to be aware of the surrounding areas in terms of projected growth and developments to help plan year 2,3,4, etc. 

Hey Elan, I lend in Cincinnati - happy to connect! 

The biggest issue is that you have to be able to show cash in reserves.

Quote from @Adam Hooper: Go to any attorney and you can get a boilerplate lease.

If they can't figure out how to make money, how are they going to teach you how to make money. 

Hey everyone, I just bought my first piece of real estate—land in NM, and now I’m looking to get into rental properties by starting with wholesaling in Atlanta. 

Hoping to get opinions from the community on how they would enter the market and start investing if they were in my shoes:I have been saving and learning on BP for years, hoping to take my leap into real estate investing.