You have come to the right place to begin your investing journey.Have you looked into attending local meetings and joining Facebook groups?

FYI, after I was turned down by a local sub to mentor to be my coach, I dusted off and have been studying Carleton Sheets, No Money Down real estate program, that a family member gave me over a decade ago.

If you haven’t done so, join AZREIA or smaller local meetups, where you may meet investors (who ought to be repeat buyers).  

Start building relationships with local real estate agents, contractors, property managers, and lenders who are investor-friendly.

Check out local auctions those attending are cash buyers get their criteria. 

If your local law allows it, see what everyone else is doing and go by the norm. 3 months rent is a substantial amount for some, but really helps ensure the financial quality of a tenant.Sometimes I have immigrants who apply who work their tails off and can't afford the 3 months up front.

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I'm following BP's Market Finder, which is amazing.   I know there are many nuances in each market.  I'm considering out of state investing.  Are there any on-line government sources of truth for any particula...

The lowest barrier to entry I've seen for house hacking would be to find areas with grant loans, there are several here in central OH, they are general "majority minority" areas, but many local banks are incentivized to do loans in these areas, so you can often get into a 2-4 unit with no money down, and 15K towards closing costs and rate by down. 

I have come to find out that every city,county and state have different rules/regulations when it comes to starting group homes.Research your local city zoning ordinance and reach out to your local county human services department for more information.If you have more specific questions you would like to ask feel free to reach out and I'll try to answer to the best of my ability. 

The property in combination with the local market has resulted in a very large # of applicants having section 8 subsidies.My company has only had a handful of section 8 tenants apply in the past but have never had any that ended up leasing from us.I'm looking for advice as to what questions should we be asking of section 8 tenants?