In fact, many, though not all, of these “experts” are washed up and no longer active in the market.

There is a lot of noise in this thread unrelated to the issue (section 8, pays below market, leaky toilet for years damaged the floor, Christmas week, furnace inspection a couple of months ago...all not relevant). 

Whether you're interested in residential properties, commercial spaces, or real estate investment trusts (REITs), there are various strategies and approaches to consider.Real estate investing also involves understanding market trends, economic indicators, and demographic shifts.

I market on Craiglist, Zillow, FB and Apts.com and get great leads from each in my market.

Hi All, my names Josh, I'm a kiwi living in the UK building the portfolio with a unique business model which brings into other investors into a compoinding model with both Capital and perpetual returns.i have a well developed process and network here in the UK and New Zealand, wanting to explore the US market.

Look for sponsors that have been in the real estate industry thru several economic and market cycles.

The most accurate way is to network with other investors in your market.

Focus on one or two target markets, get familiar with the numbers, and use tools like BP calculators to analyze potential properties.Whether you start now or after graduation depends on your bandwidth, just have the right systems and support in place first.

they said around 90% of market value.I tried to get them to understand that this property needs a LOT of work, almost a full gut, some holes in walls (small) old carpet needs to be ripped up, i mean like the works on this thing, you can prob get away with touching up the kitchen since its real hardwood and the bathrooms as well but this prop needs at least 80k.Found out owner actually owes 140k on property, and zillow is zestimating it to be 127k.

Attractive digital marketing fliers, 3d tours, professional tours, rent specials, and competitive pricing all help too!