Going to the meetups is essential to build your network.

Digging into off-market opportunities, networking with wholesalers, and building relationships with motivated sellers can put you ahead of the competition.🔹 Creative Financing – Traditional loans don’t always work for distressed properties.

Whether that’s underwriting a few deals, reaching out to agents, or networking with investors, progress comes from momentum.Looking forward to hearing more about your journey!

You can cold call, door knock, do social media ads, mailers, network, etc.

Do you know if there's any networking events happening in Northern NJ?

Also, networking with local real estate agents and attending meetups in those areas can help you find off-market deals that might not be listed online.Have you considered specific states or cities for your investment?

If you are in an LLC and looking for better rates and longer amortization terms, I recommend networking with local and community banks. 

Raising money is all about marketing and sales (not real estate specific) so either hire marketing agency and read sales books, or hop on some LinkedIn courses on marketing and sales.Not sure the legal structure to use: talk to accountants and attorneys.Need deal flow: talk to brokers and go to a lot of networking events.Lending terms: start calling banks and loan brokers.From there, it is all risk mitigation. 

It helps a lot with networking on here.Other than that, be a sponge and soak up as much content to learn the game.

They’ll have a strong network and be more in tune with the opportunities available in the rental market, whether you're interested in single-family homes or multi-unit buildings.If you're focusing on single-family homes, try to keep them within the same area.