With the limited resources you have, you want the first investment to not only be a learning experience but to succeed.

(In my experience.

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@Gil CanfuBased on my experience working with over 400 investors, investing in a single-family home in Dallas with a $300K budget is a smart move due to the area's strong rental demand and appreciation potential.

You save money, you get experience, and then you buy your own in a year.

I have experience with Quickbooks Online (Intuit bookkeeper), Xero (ProAdvisor), RentRedi, BuilderTrend and more. 

Does anyone have any referrals for property managers in the Los Angeles area who specialize/ have experience in mid term rentals? 

I would like to keep learning more and hear from others about their experience around the Kansas city area.

The problem with Multi Family is that unless you or your partner have $10M or so of net worth and $1M in cash laying around as well as prior experience with commercial real estate, you can't get the loan. 

I'd love to connect with local investors to hear about their experiences purchasing their first properties and the lessons they learned.