This experience has provided me with a strong foundation in acquisitions, valuations, and deal sourcing.

@Lauren MerendinoI strongly believe that your chosen market should be somewhere that you can go to in person / have strong personal knowledge of / have family or a network in already.  

(I will ask that, out of respect for our current tenants’ security and privacy, to wait until your viewing appointment before walking the property.)If everything above is agreeable to you, let me know your availability over the next few days and I'd be happy to take you through the apartment.

If you are looking at FHA because of credit score, then I would work on credit scores to qualify for conventional financing or see if you can get a very strong coborrower with high scores.  

As for the property structure, using an LLC offers liability protection, while a land trust provides privacy.

Building strong relationships with lenders is critical and the easiest way to do that is to be easy to work with. 

This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.

It's sometimes a little tougher to get one on an investment property vs. a primary residence but If you can get it I would strongly recommend looking into it. 

Enter a strong rental town with lower cost housing, fix it up nicer than most stuff in town & lease (and repeat over and over). 

There are many here in my local area and your area is likely to have the same type of meetings.Most of the deals that I fund are by meeting investors in person at these groups and creating strong relationships.