The low cost of houses and high paying rates are making me attracted to the idea..

My Strategy:- Buy with primary goal of renting in the future- Live-in flip for the first 1-2 years to build equity and increase potential rental price Exit Options:- Refinance and rent the property, using equity and savings to buy again, move in, and repeat- Pull equity that built due to small renovations done over 1-2 years and purchase another property w/ intent to rent, staying in this first one- Sell/1031 (thanks to forced appreciation from reno)Will this work regardless of the asset being a townhome or SFH, or am I missing something? 

Are you wanting an appreciation based market for wealth or cashflow to increase passive income? 

I'm a Dad to Logan 9, Lucas 6, husband to Wendy.I've spent the last 11 years as an entrepreneur in the digital marketing world, primarily focused on physical product eCommerce (I own 2 brands that operate on Etsy and Shopify), and most recently having kinda accidentally built a few 100k social media following as the Carnivore Dad.I’ve been interested in and attracted to real estate for years but I just made excuses that had me staying in my lane of digital marketing, however I'm here now and eager to learn.I settled on Texas as my primary state because I have family here, I love meat, and I’m interested in firearms.

With historically high prices and last year's rate increases, you're left wondering ... what comes next?

Cast a wide net in the platforms you use to increase your chances.

I like to use Rentspree, they just recently increased their application screening fee to $39.99.

If you have large reserves or long track record you probably can get 80% LTV cash out with a 3 year prepay and the rate increased for the exception.

This builds equity and cash flow while enabling people to live for free or at a significantly lower cost.Sweat Equity: To increase the value of their properties through renovations, repairs, or property management, some investors have depended on their own time, expertise, and labor.

Which areas in Cleveland do you find that quality tenants are attracted to living as a bad tenant can make all the cash flow vanish and without good appreciation there is not much to salvage your investment.