What i would recommend is joining a REA or other real estate meet-up group where you can connect with other likeminded individuals consistently and share knowledge.

The data shows ATM consistently grew and branches consistently declined in recent years.4.

And for an OOS, I always advise to keep things simple at start, don't get greedy, go for quality and consistency, then work on maximizing monetization later. 

The cons as i see it include loosing the 2 of 5 year cap gain exception, typically not an ideal rental because the emphasis at purchase was buying a good home for your family and not a rental with optimal return (my ex-home consistently has the lowest cash flow for equity in my RE portfolio), not disconnected enough from the property causes addition angst on damage and may result in over improvement.  

It’s not the most conventional inventory, but there’s been a fairly consistent pipeline of retiree buyers from what I’ve heard.

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

Generally I start the nagging emails and texts after about the 15th of the month and depending on the response I deliver notice by the 18th.

We will only see ~240,000 units delivered in 2026, a much more moderated level.

To really connect with investors here, you need to contribute consistently to the forums and have some of your deals posted on your profile.

Once you have a consistent amount of income from your business for 2 years where you can afford to buy a primary, then I would look into house hacking.