@Jordan Kaylor @Jeanette Land    Seasoning requirement is a industry term for waiting period.

@Jenna SchulzeAs a newbie investor with limited capital, I’d invest close to home.Invest in areas you know well.I’ve been in the RE industry since 1978 and people always ask me:What’s the best market to invest in?

While less than 10% of the mortgage industry offers 40-year mortgages, here's something to factor in: they often come in with a rate increase of 20-35 bps.Assume 35 bps.$300k mortgage at 7.25% (30-year): $2,046$300k mortgage at 7.6% (40-year): $1,996Technically, it lowers the monthly, but not by much once factoring in the rate adjustment.

He has done a lot for the real estate industry.

At the same time, I think the industry in general is a mess and David is right that many investors will get hurt.  

FOCUS ON SELLERS, NOT BUYERSWe have a term in the real estate industry "Listers Last" Simply put this means that real estate agents should focus the majority of their attention marketing to sellers, not buyers.

Santarelli as an absolute industry expert (podcast, websites, press, social media advertisement) cause investors to have a false sense of security.

Banking industry?

Brokers are your best friend as we have the entire industry at the palm of our hand and usually save you time & money.

There is a lot to go into it and recommend BP and youtube to learn more about the industry.