Private lending, if done effectively could give a beginner the contacts, experience and market insight to be ready for the right value add buy and hold.

But, I bet-ya it's also effective.  

If you have favorable terms on those first mortgages, you might find that a HELOC or a second-position loan is more cost-effective than doing a full refinance or a DSCR loan.

@Jay Hinrichs has posted on that in the past.Many people like to try and hide their identity because of the spotlight effect which refers to how people often overestimate how much others notice (or care about) them, effectively inflating their own importance in society. 

If you have not heard of the Dunning Kruger effect, look it up.

.- there are ways to never pay tax on gains (1031, owe until death, etc)- cost segregation can in effect have RE acquired at no cost- sweat equity can produce additional return.  

At the heart of effective property management lies the ability to balance the competing interests of three critical stakeholders: owners, tenants, and vendors.

I’m about to be 29 and I’m hoping this really takes effect in my life in my 40’s.

Surprisingly most zoning in the US didn't come into effect until the 1950's and most lots in developed areas were created before this.  

Find the notices and deadlines for each hurricane here: https://www.fincen.gov/boi• Reporting companies created on or after January 1, 2025, will still have just 30 calendar days from actual or public notice that the company’s creation or registration is effective to file their initial BOI reports with FinCEN.• As indicated in the earlier FinCEN alert titled “Notice Regarding National Small Business United v.