I'd also suggest looking into house-hacking for your first deal.But if/when you decide to invest out of state, building your core 4 will be fundamental to your success, https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-tea...

But that's really not my cup of tea... well, maybe instagram but probably more of a marketing instead of documenting) , and third I want to share this with the biggerpocket community! 

You will need to get a local, rockstar Realtor, contractor, lender, and property manager.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-tea...

If you day-trade or read the tea leaves for hot stock tips or play the ponies or simply put your money in index funds, do any of these things occupy your interest like real estate?

If that's your cup of tea rock on, but don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Not my cup of tea but it worked for these guys for 30+ years. 

Was having breakfast and staring at me from my Tea cup in Munich.  

Fuel for the day: A little English Breakfast aged tea, full fat cream, and, my favorite, raw unadulterated organic honey.

That's not my cup of tea and also very risky and capex may exceed cash flow if you don't spend enough on rehab up front.My last few personal purchases all involved circumstances that gave me an edge: at this point I look for properties that need minimal work: instead of a 6 months rehab, I already get 5 months of rent.

The client cup of tea is loan assumptions with value add.