I have been reading the online resources about getting started, searching the market, and even doing tours, but I am hesitant to jump in and buy a house as I have quite a large amount of student debt.

I'm looking to build a 200k guesthouse in my backyard that will have good cashflow.

I’d recommend starting with rental arbitrage to get your feet wet and generate some positive cash flow.While I haven’t personally done rental arbitrage, some of my employees have, and they found it to be profitable.However, as a long-term strategy, you’re essentially building your castle on someone else’s land.

You're one step ahead of most of those starting off, and that's by identifying what you're wanting to start with.

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With your background, I have no doubt you're starting on the right foot.How many properties are you planning to start with?

Start small with strategies like house hacking, leveraging your hands-on skills for value-add properties, and building a strong team or network to reduce risks.

It’s great that you’re starting young and thinking about creative financing—that’s key when capital is limited.

I knew this 4 years ago and decided to build my real estate portfolio to get enough know how to finally get involved.

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