It's not a job you can half-a$$.

You have an affordable place to live, about half your mortgage payment is paid by the renter, you get to dip your toes in the investor/landlord waters, and you are in a market that should continue to appreciate in value.I recommend reading and educating yourself while saving up for the next investment.

I've done it probably half a dozen times by now.

Flipping sounds like the easiest entry into real estate investing but from what I have seen it has the most pitfalls for a new investor. 

@James WiseWith a conversion rate well under half of the others on that list, you might want to hit up Mike Dymski for help closing more of your posts into votes. 

I agree LTR is the safest and easiest option right now. 

The reality for many is that life gets busy, the half-day trip to the property is difficult to cram in, and that property management is tough.

With that being said, I have yet to find our be a part of a training that was half as good as the commercial/ sales pitch.

Of course since we’d be living in 1 side that would get cut in half but that’s fine.

Renovation of fixtures and cosmetics without mechanicals about half that amount.