You do still have to know the right areas to invest in and who to trust for that info. 

It’s always fascinating to meet investors, learn about their careers, and hear how they got into real estate.Do you focus solely on STRs?

"Something in the door" doesn't sound real in my opinion.

The recent surge in natural disasters has created an "Armageddon effect" on the real estate industry.

Commercial lending for real estate expansion is a relatively small demographic thus it flies below their radar.

You just need a very savvy real estate agent, a  lawyer, a title company and a good relationship with the lender.

DSCR loans are based off of down payment, credit score and either actual or market rents so it helps to supercharge an investor's real estate goals and net worth.

@Timothy Frazier Yes, the only reason to use HML as a down payment is if the property is "mostly turnkey" AND you don't have the funds to renovate AND you have strong CMA comps from a real estate agent that supports that the fact that you are buying a property that is under valued AND your renovations would push that so that you could refinance.

For those that do not feel comfortable enough with excel to build out a tool on your own, I would suggest starting by taking excel courses focused on dynamic real estate modeling.

Spoken to a few people that have done them, but haven't found a real expert in the matter thus far.