Understand the neighborhoods, property prices, and areas that have room to expand or improve.Start Small: If you're a novice, think about beginning with a doable undertaking.

Commercial properties, from apartment blocks to office buildings and warehouses, are a bit more difficult for the novice investor to get their mind around.For me personally, I'm learning with single-family homes and small multi-family homes.

Others have been hammered by local gurus who have no regard for other people and are quick to take advantage of novice investors.Real estate investing is a fun job, but it's a game that can mean financial and legal doom for those who don't do their homework.People, avoid most gurus.

I am a foreign investor with lots of experience in property investing in Australia, and investing in general, but I am a novice in the market in America.

Sorry for all of the questions that may seem novice, I just want to do it right and not have any issues. 

Any other guidance would be appreciated from this novice bookkeeper.

I just am completely novice at it and would like some feedback, or if anyone has tried it (failed or succeeded) and have some tips, I'm open ears. 

The novice approach is to look at a perspective of win or loss. 

As a novice Real Estate Investor, I look forward to the process of going my portfolio! 

You name it, we've done it:- Fix n' Flips- Long-term rentals- Short-term rentals- Mid-term rentals and - Arbitrage (not recommended for novices).I thought I'd share some lessons from the school of hard knocks.