Choosing the best first property depends on the timeline, learning opportunities, financial comfort, and property appreciation and market demand.Good luck!

With the right strategy, you can leverage the flexibility of real estate to suit your available time and financial goals.

What scared in the article is the mentions of personal financial risks, LLCs not really protecting your personal assets, the amount of investors filing bankruptcy , social threats, scams, etc.Is this article over blowing these facts, trying to sell REIT ?

Portfolio loans, asset-based lenders, and home equity lines of credit are all alternatives to traditional borrowing.

Principal paydown is not an expense...it's just paying the cost of the asset over time. 

If their rejection results in additional damages, they are financially responsible.Do not enter the home when children are home alone.

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What type of asset class will you be investing in? 

The #1 way real estate investors defer taxes to later dates is with a system called depreciation and bonus depreciation.Depreciation is the act of slowly, over time, deducting the initial expense of an asset against your taxable income.Generally over a 27.5 (residential) or 39 (commercial) yr time frame.So each year you can write off a few percent of the purchase price against your income. 

I've done this with my properties because I'm well known in my small town and don't want people to know what I own.LEGAL PROTECTION: By placing your assets in an LLC, you are legally separating them from your personal assets.