My only regret is that I never considered real estate decades ago, but I look forward to this journey and the impact it will have on my family.  

What out of state areas have you considered?

I was seriously considering this one too.

Hotel saturation has to be considered.

If there is not one in your area, look for the closest biggest city or consider starting one for your area.3.

Also, I am considering alternative financing options (beyond Hard Money).

Not too bad in my opinion considering I pulled that money from my line of credit and didn’t have to tap into any of my current savings.

NAR considered job growth, financing, renter who plan to purchase a home, migration to these metro markets, number of renters who are planning to buy as well as homeowners who plan to move.

Make use of its features like online rent collection, maintenance requests, and tenant screening.Local Resources: Consider joining the Central Indiana Real Estate Investors Association (CIREIA).

Which is also one of the 3 fundamental needs of a business most often (customers, product/service, place of operation).