But on the flip side, it must be exciting to own properties scattered across the United States instead of them all being concentrated in 1 or 2 spots.Which would you prefer?

6) diversification and education are the two primary keys - concentrate on both: educating yourself and diversifying your portfolio.Best of luck!

Welcome Jason if I would you than I would try some flips first I am not q firm believer in house hacking it comes with compromise.given that you are new first step to find a deal and give it to other people.after that try to see what they are looking.also thee are some opportunities in Modesto area you might want to concentrate there riginally posted by Account Closed:Just joining the forum and I would like to start out by asking, what is the easiest way to break in to real estate investment w/o breaking the bank?

If millennials prefer to rent, areas that have a higher concentration of millennials would have a more competitive rental market and a less competitive purchase market.

Everyone seems to be concentrating on the “ponzu” scheme aspect.

If you don't love what you do, naturally a sane person will give up when times get really tough.I studied business as an undergrad and got my MBA with a real estate concentration even though I was in a completely different industry at the time.

Concentrating on multi family properties.I travel a lot for work so I am interested in anyone has any opinions on property managers in the area.Looking forward to getting to know the community as time goes on.Best regards,James.

We would like to keep providing working folks with a place to raise a family or concentrate on rebuilding a career. 

You would then concentrate on getting deals, signing contracts and collecting checks.

What you need to concentrate on is making sure you have a good understanding of what the income and expenses are.