So path of progress.. took till 2020 until development happened around me and that unbuidable property I paid 28k for I sold for 2.2 million to a developer..

That home was in Milpitas CA.. probably worth about 1 mil today.. but I lived there 2 years sold it made over 50k and I was off to the races.. primary home equity as I look back 50 years of ownership and multiple homes has made me well over 2.5 million in tax free gains. 

We sold the house quite quickly at a reasonable profit.Lessons learned?

Hi Michael,My realtor who sold me the house is going to manage it for me.  

My buddy sold for ~$500k over its existing use value and no contingencies and did not even convey existing tenant’s deposit.  

I rented out the additional bedrooms to friends and family, charging them well below market, and sold when it was time for my wife and I to start our own adventures.

Use tools like AirDNA or Mashvisor to provide market data on projected rental income and occupancy rates, and make sure your lender works with appraisers familiar with short-term rentals.

Section 8 is best used as a risk mitigation tool for properties in super low income, high crime areas.

In my first 9 months as a full-time agent, I sold 0 homes!

Just a follow up question, were you utilizing debt to invest, I have always been taught since a young age to try and not utilize debt (I come from a family of stock market investors, traditional business owners) where debt is not utilized as frequently which I obviously understand debt can be a very powerful tool and utilized in a great way its just something I want to avoid with my investments to an extent any suggestions for investing without debt or as little as possible.