I live in Colorado where I've noticed programs that are income restricted while they have great and important intentions - it's so limiting because the folks who both have a high enough income to qualify for the mortgage yet also low enough to make income qualifications are such a small small % of the population it makes it almost impossible to meet both criteria at once. 

Go to every REIA meeting you can find, where there are reaal estate investors. 

You can even have both meet and play nice in the sandbox.

I was incredibly saddened... if anything they should have integrated Credit Karma into Mint not the other way around. 

Curious if there are meet up groups near me?

If he doesn't want to invest actively there are ways to passively invest in real estate with companies that are vertically integrated.

Some investors opt for larger homes with more bedrooms, while others convert existing residential properties to fit more people comfortably, ensuring they meet safety and accessibility standards.One thing to consider—smaller operations like RAL often rely on word of mouth and local reputation to fill rooms, so community engagement and relationships with local health care providers are key to success.PS: Fun fact—by 2030, it’s projected that more than 20% of the U.S. population will be over the age of 65, which makes senior housing a high-demand sector for decades to come. 

Reduce Taxes through depreciation (If you don't meet the IRS definition of a real estate professional, it won't improve any W-2 income taxes)2.

A few things important to our team would be a strong screening/application process, tenant and team communication capabilities, and digital key/gate access integration. 

I currently have RelayFi and love it, it has Profit First system integrated within its system.