Originally posted by @Carlos C.

"Diving into real estate as a newbie—ready to learn, connect, and turn knowledge into deals.

if you buy it yourself and turn it into a live in flip and absolutely crush it, great! 

Quote from @Chris Menne: I am considering moving out of state in the next year or so, and wanted to get some opinions on either selling my current house, or turning it into a long term rental.

With this route you can purchase a turn key property and expect to lease the property immediately or purchase an existing rental from an investor that doesn't require rehab and has strong numbers. 

The city emailed me not too long ago informing me that there was some "system error" and they approved that permit by mistake.

We plan to scale to 20-30 properties by end of year and was wondering if there's a better platform out there. 

Are you OK with some rehab or do you want something that is turn-key?

From what I read in the Wall Street Journal, there's a growing demand in those areas.If you're on the lookout for a reputable financial advisor, I know someone here in Scottsdale who's helped new inverstors navigate the financial maze.

If you want to do it yourself, be ready to answer text messages at 3 AM, solve problems within a 2 hour window, deal with contractors who aren’t able to “turn” a vacancy quick enough, and guests who want “instant” gratification.