Frustratingly, those projections are released at the exact same moment as the Fed's rate decision and there's every chance that September's installment will cause some volatility in the bond market.For instance, if the Fed's projections are surprisingly friendly, mortgage rates could fall sharply on Fed Day and many uninformed onlookers will falsely conclude that the Fed rate cut was the thing that did the trick.One caveat to all of the above is that these conclusions are only as good as the market's understanding of the Fed's probable course of action.

I work a side job for a friend and make 3-4k gross income.

I would talk with an investor-friendly CPA if you don't have one : https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/finder/tax-and-financ...

My Nephew is a student at University of Utah and a competitive climber, and he has a lot of climbing friends that would live with him.- Buy a house / 4 plex, take one of the rooms / units, and rent out the rest- Family can just come and stay with the Nephew when needed. - Build out the equity on the house while living at reduced price (hopefully) due to charged rent.  

If you used a good investor-friendly realtor to buy your property, they should be able to give you their preferred list of vendors for any issues that may arise.

As you can see..some of us are “In da house “Welcome to SoMD my friend!

I also know I live in a state that is not very landlord-friendly, so the guaranteed rental income is very alluring to me.

Track record goes a long way and if you are just getting started it's easiest to begin with your "friends and family" network.

It's concerning that Bigger Pockets admins continue to leave all of Matt Motil's classified ads here on BP where he was fishing for victims for his Ponzi Scheme.https://www.biggerpockets.com/posts/user/mattmotil https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-196

Should I look for an internship to learn more about the flipping or investing industry, or would it be beneficial to use my license and work as a buyer/seller agent under a family friend's brokerage?