OR: Go for broke and secure the bag baby?

It's just gentrification process from baby boomers/old timer settler to the new tech generation. 

Unfortunately we turn down many investors that come to us for various reasons.One of the big reasons is that if someone doesn't know what they want, I'm not the one to tell them what they should want.If I used such conversion tactics (Which I could easily do), would smell disaster long term IMO just like it did for many other overnight turnkey scammers promising 15%+ cap rates.It's not all about money/profit for us and it's also not all about baby-sitting incompetence either.We have enough "free" online marketing content where a half sophisticated investor can easily come to a conclusion about all of our offerings.Many try to side step the obvious and want more for themselves.Building a relationship in business but in life also shouldn't be about "take, take, take" or "me, me, me".It should be "give and receive"I bet that many folks can provide or offer some value in return from experience they gained from a W2 or in another way.Guess how many have offered something of value over my last 12 years of investing?

An old guy (to me then--- Im an old guy now) who owed dozens of homes all overe the central states once told me:"They keep makin' babies but they dont keep makin' land"  Ive either been a mortgage broker, real estate broker or appraiser since 1980. 

Like you, i'm new at this and a bit fearful to take my first baby steps but have all of the faith and support neccessary to make it happen. 

A short-term rental property is a baby of a kind.

My husband and I met in the Coast Guard, married and just had our first baby.

Have a baby grand piano, sure bring it.

I'm sure you can learn all about best strategies, tricks, tips, etc, but I'd suggest focusing on the baby steps right in front of you.

If your on Hud, Babies equal bedrooms.