The magic in real estate takes time, BP calculator will tell you..After investing for 15 years in Milwaukee (usually regarded a cash flow market) I can pretty much much sum up my philospohy in a couple sentences: acquite as much real estate as quickly as possible, as early as possible in your life.

I flipped a couple lots in San Antonio this year.

If you have a basic understanding of Excel and can use Yelp to find honest workers, you can manage 5-10 units by yourself in a couple of hours per month. 

We’ ve made some research and  spoke with couple of them however based on experience from investors on the ground we would like to hear from you and  any advice would be greatly appreciated. 

just a couple things:-you can house hack and not deal with tenants directly as @William Collins notes. you just hire a property manager. it will cost more, but that's the trade off.

i have recently seen a couple of areas for sale. 1 is 80 acres for 200k with a cabin and hiking trails, the other is 70 acres and rented as farm.  

You need to do your diligence on what is included from each.Since it seems like you are at the very beginning of your investing journey, here are a couple things to know:Most lenders for large deals will mandate who your inspector will be, or at least have a small list of the companies they will accept from.  

Hey Joe, I haven't personally bought anything there in the last couple years.

A couple of quick follow-ups if you've got the time:Regarding 1, would you say this still holds even in the case of finding wholesale loans - it's possible to come by those without a broker?

Insurance paid it and my premium went up about $50 for a couple years.