I think it all depends on where you fall in the spectrums for risk tolerance, interest in the subject matter of real estate itself, and of course your financial and personal goals.

I ask to get clarity on where you are now on the spectrum of management. 2) Based on the answer to the above I would say that property flipping combines sourcing, modeling, financing, and project management.

I don't know that area very well firsthand, but my impression from living in STL for about 12 years is that that area is a solid working class area -- kind of right in the middle of the spectrum. 

I think this can be broken down into the more broad spectrum of how much should you landscape a property.

Let me know how you people have done and which end of the spectrum you prefer.

If not then giving yourself 4-6 months for your search instead of 3-4 months increases the likelihood that you'll find a 95th-percentile+ deal.And the next thing I would start thinking about is where you fall on the spectrum of investing for cash flow vs investing for appreciation, as this will be one of the many factors that inform what neighborhoods / cities to concentrate on for your search.

So let me just say to all the folks out there that might be closer to my end of the age spectrum - what Sean has done you can do as well.

There are also a few on the higher end of the spectrum, $300k+.

This is actually a good thing for those buying student properties right now, because the leasing season is stretching on much longer than it typically does.That's an overview of the two opposite sides of the spectrum during the pandemic, but I hope it helps!

Buy-and-holds, on the other hand, are investments and can be done long-distance (and you can make the risk spectrum on those anything you want).So, I would backtrack.