It’s a great way to start without over-leveraging yourself.I’d be happy to have my own experience going through the process shared with you.

To overcome these, investors should focus on smaller properties, value-add opportunities, expand into secondary markets, leverage creative financing, partner for scale, monitor development trends, network aggressively, and use market data tools for tailored advice.

I don’t know which way to tap into equity and where to invest in .Quote from @Samuel Diouf: I love house hacking because you can get into the higher priced areas and leverage your money very effectively. 

If you don't have savings to get more property, the leverage would only increase and the risk so why risk something when you are creating a strong foundation?

By leveraging rental income, you can build equity faster, learn the ropes of property management, and set yourself up for long-term wealth.

For savvy investors, the key to keeping more of your hard-earned returns lies in strategic planning and leveraging the right tools to minimize tax liability.Whether you're looking to reinvest in another property, take advantage of depreciation, or explore unique tax-deferral opportunities, there are powerful strategies available to help you reduce your tax burden and maximize your financial outcomes.

For me I am working to leverage 65-75% LTV and use money to reinvest and BRRRR and flip to build up cash.

Few will do them, and those that will, have very low leverages and higher fees. 

I've seen some Smokies owners that cashflow well even with high-leverage debt.

You guys get the point, should I be looking to leverage other peoples money as much as possible, or use more of my own cash in the deal?