Important: I am much more on the leftist / progressive / social justice side of the spectrum and not super interested in screwing others over - mutual benefit while doing good is my preference.1.

The biggest advice I can give you is to figure out your own goals, and be specific, so I want to invest in multi family for cash flow for instance is too broad, is your goal to have an investment or a place you enjoy living, those are often in conflict as most multi family tends not to be in the most desirable parts of towns, are you willing to high cash flow in exchange for alot more effort, risk and limited appreciation, or do you want a more stable property with potentially less or even zero cash flow, if it’s a primary residence, are you going to live there long enough to make it more sense than renting, the breakeven period in a place like Baltimore might be 3-5 years.

Lets compare infinite returns in RE to the broad stock market.

Most investors I've worked with have use a broad paint brush to describe the "weekend courses" and the "one-on-one coaching." 

(I analyze syndication deals all the time, wife says I'm likely on some damn Spectrum :) I asked the first question on this week's webinar.

Obviously I want the largest return possible but I think the priority for my first one is something maybe more on the safer or stable end of the spectrum.

The information is great but broad I feel like.  

Before you sign a contract for land, make sure you review the due diligence clause carefully and make sure it includes your right to conduct due diligence broadly. 

The FIRST Thing I do is a quick sniff test on Furnished Finder for a broad stroke guess: Right away I can see a few big points: a.

Low-cost index funds are a great way to achieve broad market exposure with minimal effort.