Also, before you buy another property you'll want to determine your ideal next property - meaning, will it be a "rent ready" house, a major renovation project, or somewhere in between.

What you want is an investor friendly Realtor who is, ideally, an investor themselves which is a very, very small percentage of Realtors.Yes, you should find an investor friendly Realtor to have on your team.

There are a lot of market-specific issues you'll have to grapple with and also, there are plenty of landmines in MFR on its own in CT that you'll have to be ready for, in addition to the nuances and complexities of developing something like this.

We have our own portfolio we manage and development projects across northern VA and DC.  

Starting small with multifamily properties is my ideal preference at the moment, as I focus on learning, growing, and immersing myself in as much information, data, and real-time experience as possible.As I build my investment portfolio, I could definitely see myself being interested in scaling up to larger acquisitions in the future, but for now, my focus is on mastering the fundamentals and starting small.

The transaction netted near $1m but he had a 50% partner (not me, his sister) so he netted half (land transaction on large scale ADU development - https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/working-for-you/new-...). 

Have another self storage development identified.  

First is the macroeconomics here are absolutely blowing up here - population growth, job growth, and SO MANY companies moving/developing here.

Ideally, I’d stick with a single market, but the numbers in Houston didn’t make sense anymore, and I didn’t want to buy another short-term rental.

I love investing and developing myself, but I do not have enough experience, and this is what makes me hesitant to enter this field.So I want to ask you, what are the ways that will make me start investing in real estate or long-term housing?