From the locals, I have heard that renting to traveling nurses could be a good way to boost the rental income, but where do I find comps on such rentals? 

@Xiao Xiong while a large down payment will boost cash flow because you’re paying less monthly to interest and you have a large equity position, your ROI will likely be effected 📉. 

Moral of story: be kind, be helpful, get your referral tool box of every piece with good people who are like you and the phone rings.

Might be best to focus on other ways of growing your real estate business like networking and boosting income generation in your day job.

@Mario Morales understanding water leaks is an important skill!

You have to be able to significantly boost the ARV via the rehab.If you can't do that, it's not a BRRRR.

I would greatly appreciate if anyone with past investing experience would be able to jump on a call, or connect via email to help me make that next step and help me get the final boost of confidence i need to finally begin the real estate investing journey.Thank you readers, for taking the time to help a fellow frustrated investment wannabe.

Moral of the story:  if i had $2 million in an IRA, i would seriously consider cashing it out, being left with $1 million, and buying a property that would easily net you $100-120K per year for the rest of your life.What are your alternatives for that sort of income?  

My husband and I have been investing for the past few years and are currently selling our house hack duplex that will basically give us a huge capital boost in our ability to acquire more serious properties.

Working with them was definitely one of the greatest boosts in knowledge and experience I ever got in this.