Either you can do everything on your own by spending countless hours, or find a good mentor to lead you for the first couple of deals.

I used to believe them but after countless hours  over the months analyzing properties I believe I have come across multiple cash flowing properties with great room to add value and increase rent.

Craigslist is another potential source for "leads" like that.I personally would not recommend knocking on doors in this day and age, but I do look up ownership information in property records and call on owners of properties I would be interested in.There are countless ways to go about it. 

There are countless posts about it on this website, just search house hacking in the search bar and you could read for months.

There are countless guest lawsuits that will wipe out your whole livelihood, property portfolios and financial soundness.

Assuming that you're not Warren Buffet (or that you don't have a huge net worth that dwarfs the cost of the property you're buying), then you must have adequate cashflow at the property to protect yourself from a market downturn, and the countless other unanticipated expenses that come with owning a property.The moment you begin buying property that requires future appreciation to pencil out, you are no longer investing, you are speculating.  ...and again--unless your speculation is just a tiny portion of your net worth, real estate speculation can get you into hot water very fast (particularly given the uncertainty of the current market).There is a good chance the Salt Lake area will continue to appreciate, but there's also very strong evidence that it will flatten or even depreciate.

Since 2006 Dylan has completed over 2,700 fix and flips, and countless wholesales built a single-family rental portfolio of 108 homes.

After years of trying to streamline my underwriting process and creating countless google spreadsheets, building apps, and paying thousands of dollars for CRM programs have found a solution that works for me. 

After spending countless hours reading and researching in this forum, I thought I would finally day Hello.I am a single Dad to an amazing special needs 8 year old with that has spent almost 20 years in project management with a long time passion for real estate but never took the plunge due to family obligations and the need for guarantee. 

Getting your first rehab project will require you to create a SOW, talk to contractors, compare and review bid proposals, review budgets, & make countless trips to Home Depot.