Quote from @Josh Holley: Quote from @Stuart Udis: @Josh Holley It appears you have a personal bone to pick with James given his brokerage is not even holding the deposit money.

Pick 10 people that are in foreclosure, and ask them if they want to sell their house or keep it.Correct. 10 out of 10 will say: "keep it".Now pick 10 tax liens people from your amazing tax liens list.Same equation, Do you want to sell or keep?

That name can’t be used in those states if already used so pick something a little off.  

There is a lot to understand, so pick up a good book. 

One thing I’ve picked up from years of managing rentals in San Diego is that organization is everything..

Contractor burnout is another concern.Owners like to think it's so easy to just pick up the phone or send a mass email to get contractors beating down their door to give them a bid and hopefully get the job.Doesn't work that way!

I have STR investors in Florida making 25% cash on cash returns, long term rental investors picking up properties directly off the MLS and cash flowing day 1 in various states, and house hackers completely removing their housing payment from the picture allowing them to save for for the next property.The beautiful thing about real estate is there are so many ways to succeed and a plethora of strategies depending on your comfort level and how active you want to be.

What are the pros and cons of each option and in what scenarios would you pick one over the other? 

that's important - a lot of folks want to pick a property on Zillow and buy it just to "do a deal." 

I've used the rental calculator enough now where I think I can find a few 2-4 unit properties that can cash flow at least $100 a unit even with zero down, though the pickings be slim at any given time.