I hope this does not count as "self-promotion" but if you want to check out the projects we get, my wife is posting them to the Instagram account "flippinwiththewoods" lol Once we finish each project I also plan on showing all the numbers, total cost, total profit, monthly cash flows etc. and hopefully help others learn as we go. 

With the north entrance to the national park along and the solitude visitors come to the desert for, we think 29 Palms has real potential.Hoping this forum will provide us with both perspectives in support of a profitable venture in 29 Palms or any cautionary tales and/or general words of wisdom for those who have experience in the area. 

If you upload pics of your new investment property to Instagram while you're still signing the papers you could have taught yourself a bit about property valuation.

Hope this helps some new or intermediate real estate investors understand how to find apartment opportunities.Just got back from looking at another 100 plus apartment unit to ad to my 1000 apartment in a year goal.Here is a SNEAK PEAK of what my experience was like.On this deal, I want to tell you the tale of two apartments, because on this deal, if you understand the dynamic of these two apartments, you understand how to create $4.2 million dollars in 2 years or less.In the video, you will see footage of the first apartment, and the last few video clips are from the second apartment.So the apartment I visited is what you call a VALUE AD.

As far as side hustles go for real estate investors while having a W2 job, I have found on instagram that investors are always looking for someone to manage their flips remotely or need help with their scheduling.

Word of mouth, internet PPC, instagram, Facebook, mailers, radio, TV, go to REI Groups, Website, Host free classes and about 10 other ways you can market to the right people.How many times do you post to Facebook and instagram every week??

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris and/or Morris Invest for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

People keep talking about how unique stays, Instagramable moments etc as the only way you will eventually make any money.

If they go to student debt they would go down a rabbit hole in the future.I  dont need to know who is Dave Ramsey, or Greene, or someone on Instagram to teach me all of that.

'How I Lost Money in Real Estate Before It Was Fashionable: A Cautionary Tale' by JL Collins (This book is on how you can lose money in real estate)These are some books that will help you set a basic backbone for real estate investing.