I still think a lipstick rehab is ok for a first-time investor, but you just have to be careful about getting in too deep on your first deal.

I wanted to reach out to this amazing community because I’m working on something exciting and could use a bit of guidance.For the past 15 years, I’ve been deep in the world of real estate investing, and it’s truly changed my life.

What makes a market rough is the barrier of entry to “real deals”.In competitive markets the MLS numbers won’t work for a disciplined investor and good markets are flooded with cash buyers who overpay either cause they have deep pockets or they don’t know any better.  

My lawyer did a deep dive and discovered that it appears the county tax appraiser erroneously removed the husband from the title one year when updating the parcel tax record, probably incorrectly reading the divorce agreement and not actually looking up to see if a quit claim had been signed.

Listing - Highly recommend Angel Host for a deep dive here!

While i'm happy, and relieved, I don't want to take my foot off-the-gas, and ensure i'm positioning myself for consistent stays.

With a change in political direction, one that presses repatriation of certain industry sectors such as reshoring manufacturing, that makes a deep recessionary action all the more unlikely to near impossible. 

Pressure on rent's has long been here, we had a first inflation surge, now we have basis pressure pressing ALL landlords, including those hold-out's, to elevate which moves the basis up-up-up, relieving downward pressures which, gives more room for upward pressures to be realized/relieved. 

He's also an active investor in the area. well thats not true you can buy sub 100k fixers in basically every rust belt city and deep south mid west city..

I would recommend if you're not too deep into this that you re-evaluate the title company you're using to someone who understands subject to transactions.