Best place to start is reading up in the forums, buying a book or two, listening to the podcast and attending your local REIA.

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

My liability insurance is up for renewal so I was taking a read through the policy and exclusions.  

I started down this journey once I realized that being a youth pastor alone would never provide the financial future that I want for my wife and kids so I started investigating real estate and reading "BRRRR".  

However, if you may experience more appreciation in the home compared to a 4-plex.

According to what I have read straight from the IRS website and other places, we need to either meet 500 hours, or at least 100 hours and also work more than anyone else on the property.

In my opinion or experience this is how to be the millionaire next door. 

With absolutely no prior experience investing in real estate, I'm getting to the point/age where retirement from corporate America is getting closer and closer, however I still have 2 kids to put through college over the next 2-6 years.

There’s so much to learn in this space, and one of the best parts is exchanging ideas and experiences with fellow investors.Looking forward to seeing your insights and discussions here!

A lot of it is the standard Buildium application, most of the extras I put in there after reading Landlording on Autopilot by Mike Butler.Application fee needs to cover all your screening costs.