Once you have a pipeline, you can refine your criteria and adjust based on what works best for your market and strategy.

It's been an awesome strategy for us.

. - It’s recommended to have clear agreements outlining each party’s responsibilities, profit-sharing ratios, and exit strategies. 4.

From there I would ask about their strategy and potentially their hardest lesson learned. 

The first thing I ask is why am I Buying the property.I always look at the exit strategy first, is it going to be a rental, a lease option sell, am I planning on living in it.

Quote from @Kaushik Sarkar: I’m exploring strategies to scale my real estate portfolio given the current mortgage rate Not sure much makes sense at 11%...Ouch....tough enough at 7.5%   Might have to put more than 20% down to finance....maybe 30% in North Texas.   

That experience made me realize I want to dive deeper into this space.Right now, I’m in the research phase—figuring out locations, property types, and strategies while working on funding and budgeting.

Have you been able to find more deals the same way, or are you switching up your strategy now?

., Philly, Upstate NY, etc.)The Bronx is arguably the best borough to consider the househack strategy.

With your background in cyber security and experience in the stock market, you’re already bringing a strong foundation of analytical skills that will serve you well in this space.It sounds like you’ve done your research and are ready to take the next step—do you have a specific market or strategy in mind for your first real estate investment?