I have a potential partner who is a long-time friend.

I share an example in my book where five people wanted to rent a 5bed/3bath house (one boyfriend/girlfriend, and three other friends).

To get started, consider focusing on house hacking in California with properties like duplexes or single-family homes with ADUs, or explore out-of-state rentals in landlord-friendly markets like Ohio or Georgia.

At that time, my friend encouraged me to get into real estate with the idea of creating passive income and wealth in future (via appreciation).

He seemed legitimate at first, and I even had a few friends look over the materials he provided.

Legal RequirementsIndiana landlord-tenant laws are generally landlord-friendly but require you to be diligent.

Lastly, the barrier to being a successful landlord is getting slightly more difficult (still not wildly difficult) year over year due to tenant friendly legislation being passed.

I also knew Cook County was not in a landlord friendly area.

I'd love to help by sending over my investor friendly PMs, lenders, GCs, etc.

I do not sell my model but I have a friend in the business who offers a much better model than Michael Blanks in my opinion.