I use to mentor newbies at an extremely low fee.

I'm not an expert, however, I am extremely experienced and if I dont have the answer I know where to find it!

The  rent controls or extremely lopsided anti investor is to join apratment associations and band together. https://www.naahq.org/advocacyYou can sign up for national apartment association or just google your local state oneshttp://rentalhousingsurvivalfu... 

When I started, I used a $64K HELOC, and today, I’ve grown it into a $3,000,000+ portfolio.That being said, BE EXTREMELY PICKY with your first property.

Its extremely important when running tighter margins like what you're talking about to focus on age of HVAC, water heater, appliances, roof, etc.

Buying hood properties with what is basically credit card debt in today’s market is so extremely high risk it borders on recklessness.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

Here are some ideas to make raw land pay for itself:RV or Tiny Home Rentals: Set up RV hookups or tiny homes for short-term rentals.

Keeping investor money safe in this environment requires extreme amounts of investigation. 

The other extreme is you could be your own GC and price out the various trades you need and coordinate the schedules.