My experience in Massachusetts, where it took nearly a year to evict a non-paying tenant, has made me more selective about the locations I invest in.I am looking forward to learning and sharing insights with this community! 

Where would you find a good mentor to fund the emd and down.

I think there is a great chance to get some long term investments in areas where the growth is not happening yet or just starting to happen.

Quote from @Devin James: We’ve slowly been improving our homes the more we’ve built and the more feedback we get from our Buyers2021 – Added 8ft doors throughout the home2022 – Added a new elevation with stone in the front of the home2023 – NO carpet in the bedrooms, LVP throughout the home2024 – Added hurricane impact windows & new color options2025 – Adding Ceiling FansGotta be open to feedback and adjust accordinglyThis can be the difference of your home sitting on the market for 4 months vs 1 month where's the modifications and pictures?

I cant imagine where you'd find better than conventional unless you have a crazy friend with a lot of money.   

I despise units that are older where sound travels easily or also units that have either more units above and below.

I also got great value from a very expensive course on how to properly buy & manage residential real estate.Regardless of cost, the ones that offered low value were the ones where the founder wanted to sell education as their main business. 

I believe depreciation on that unit that you were living in starts at that point as well.just bringing this up because it was mentioned in another post where someone was house hacking.

.📊 Market Appreciation vs Stock GrowthHere's where it gets really interesting!

I would give them a list of what you’re looking for/at ahead of time and obviously not linger in areas where this couldn’t be a concern.