Here is one piece that is extremely important:If you have a low credit score, you need to find out why.

Quote from @Solomon Price: We use Streamline, and outside of the setup being extremely tedious, we haven't had any issues yet. 

After literally years of looking (since 2022) I bought my first property a few months ago, so I feel extremely qualified to give advice (many people earned lots of equity during the pandemic appreciation-boom if they bought before 2022, but out-of-state investors getting started AFTER the 2022 interest rate hikes are few and far between). 

You can use Spokeo for cheap to lookup owner's numbers. 6 deals out of 191 was extremely good! 

To recap: Be extremely cautious with flat fee MLS sites that only refer business to other agents.Bonus PointsYou should also consider the ease of use of the flat fee MLS listing provider, for example, can you complete everything online?

Working with contractors can be extremely difficult as projects get delayed and there is poor communication(red flags were not present before project began).

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!

Both of them are extremely knowledgeable, the course content is thorough, and most of all affordable for a beginner. 

Originally posted by @Michael Haas:@Adrian Chu we've been extremely curious about that strategy - essentially "Condo-izing" a single family lot.Was this a hold for you, or did you sell one or both of the units?

Let's take it to the extreme.