Work a 2nd job, cut back on current expenses?

You also have to be very careful when documenting your journey that you aren't giving advice because you don't have the experience to, just document it.

I think there is less compliance issues, with a house the city is always sending you bs letters that you have to comply with. or a pipe bursting or someone falling in the parking. the hoa takes care of all these and takes these risks for you.I get the asteroid thing, just because there are drunk drivers out there you can't sit at home and be afraid to drive, I get all that, but these nasty lawyers will gladly gladly gladly destroy your life over the silliest thing. 

Quote from @Kristin Vegas: hi biggerpocket family. my name is cris and looking to buy a rental property in youngstown ohio for cashflow, i live in california and thinking in buy a property in youngstown ohio. anybody here investing there for cashflow if so, which area of youngstown is good and where to avoid. any friendly investor agent Youngstown has a lot of opportunity in the Section 8 space, but you do need to be careful and buy right.

I would just be careful if you have the right to the land as well, becasue some countries in Asia only will allow you to own the actual property. 

Some sellers don't care about getting the highest price for their property, they just want to sell right away.  

I’ve been seeing a lot of interesting deals lately, but the traditional financing methods don’t always cut it for some investors.

That being said, you need to carefully Review Your Documents, Start by reviewing the promissory note and any other documents related to the loan.

I'd also add think about what "keeping it in the family" means to you and will your inheritors really care about your emotional ties?  

While this project ran smoothly overall, managing a larger renovation budget of $74,114 required careful planning and coordination.