Getting a commercial loan can be like getting your first job.

I invested in Jacksonville, FL, because my old job would fly me there multiple times yearly.

So, if you have 10 units and you are going to pay $1,500 a month and you are working on an active income job, too, this is an easy switch due to the labor mentally and physically (even if it is just phone calls) to get these rentals running as a well-oiled machine.  

You should take a job for the education and not the money.

@Brittany MyrickIf I were getting started in real estate investing in New England, I’d focus on researching local market trends, especially job growth, rental demand, and the broader economic outlook.

So many population/job growth/companies moving and developing here - Intel headquarters, Google, FB, Amazon, Nationwide, Honda, Anduril etc.

Please keep us posted as you and so many in SoCal are experiencing genuine hardship (whether it's the loss of a home, belongings, jobs, etc.).

That will buy you some time to get more capital together, and you know that money will be used to perform the job.

Focus on areas near job hubs and good schools, as they attract reliable tenants.

Her income now is SS of around $2400 and a basic 40hr office job that pays all of $17/hr, but she is retiring with this move.