My advice is for you to determine your strategy and choose the market where you plan to invest.

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) wholesale investment.

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) wholesale investment in Central City.

When you choose quality success will follow, especially in the STR world.

To start, get pre-approved for a loan, search for multi-family homes, plan commute, consider property taxes, leverage healthcare income, and build a local network.Good luck!

@Kala SamuelTo start investing in real estate, define your goals and strategy, choose a market with job growth, population growth, and rental demand, finance your first deal with FHA Loan, conventional Loan, or Hard Money Loans, find the right property, build a support team, make offers, inspect the property thoroughly, and manage wisely.

The profit wasn't worth the remodel and sweat equity so we choose the long game and cash-flow. 

In many places the assessment process is done with limited and incorrect information in part because they don't have the right to enter a property unless the property owner chooses to allow it.

How did you choose them?

Alternatively you can invest in better neighborhoods, perhaps be forced to leave some of your cash in the real estate but experience meaningful appreciation or if you choose to sell, be able to turn the forced appreciation into cash in your bank account.