House hacking, if you will. 

A couple strategies that could make sense for a younger person without experience could be a live-in flip or a house hack.

Hi Delroy,Congrats on your first house hack—what a great start!

Many successful investors started small, such as with house hacking or buying affordable properties to rent out.

House needs some Interior Cosmetic Work, Wood Fence Repairs and some Plumbing Work.I want to turn and run, but I recently heard where there is a Problem, there is Opportunity.I thought this might be an interesting Case Study.Thanks for the Ideas.If they owe $180k on a $210k property and its a year+ behind then they probably owe taxes and other bills as well.

So we are familiar with the north GA, western NC area.My wife's aunt and uncle are selling their house in Franklin, NC.

We believe that we are lowering risk, increasing the average expected return, and leaving the upside unchanged.   

Start small with strategies like house hacking, leveraging your hands-on skills for value-add properties, and building a strong team or network to reduce risks.

Wow, what a rollercoaster 2024 was for the housing market.

I know the 401 penalties are steep but my thoughts are if I can gain enough cash flow to leave my current career, do I really need to worry about whatever money is in there to draw from 20 years down the road?