But here’s the home. my oh my has it been quite the journey.

A friend of mine had a similar journey - they turned their old home into a rental property and soon realized they loved managing tenants and exploring ways to add value.

It’s exciting to see you taking the first steps in your real estate journey.

As a beginner investor based in the Seattle metro area, I'm eager to learn from your experiences and share my journey as I get started in this field.My current strategy is to focus on live-and-flip for the first three deals (looking for my second deal) to gain hands-on experience while building equity and learning the ins and outs of renovation and the local market. 

But, then those two sold properties can be used for comps making the BRRR method more viable on subsequent properties. 

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Would love to see if I can be a great asset for you on your journey.

Sure, I could look for a higher paying job, but I was wondering if anyone has any creative short-term methods to improve my ratio.

Probably going to be a check.Smart contractors are starting to understand that convenience matters to customers and being able to take different methods of payment can help them collect their money.

House hacking is the best tried-and-true method for new investors in my opinion.