If you can get a single family home and have roommates, that's the most approachable strategy and will really allow you to know rather quickly if you hate managing rentals or not.Here's my experience starting at 22, and what I regretted from house hacking: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous... 

There's a specific forum for House Hacking.You'll want to spend some time reading through there as it's a common topic.

I just read an article recently that noted "Avg Profits For Flipped Homes" of $80,000, however when you dig into the article and their sources, "Profit" is simply Sale Price - Purchase Price...so it doesn't consider renovation costs, holding costs, financing costs, etc.

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

Here are some great resources for you to check out: The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/862964-wholes...Wholesaling Calculatorhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-241?

There was an article published in Sept 2024 that showed the average consumer would save over $10,000 by working with a broker vs a direct lender over the life of their loan.

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

1) I think it’s “funny” that not one news article I ever read for the last 5 years had headlines like “Housing at historical record lows!

Dave, I found the article below where you explained the affiliation with NR.  

Lastly the real estate agencies and FTC and state AG's are really starting in earnest to finally crack down on Wholesaling the latest article on We BUY ugly HOUSES brought it to light in a big way..