@Jenna SchulzeAs a newbie investor with limited capital, I’d invest close to home.Invest in areas you know well.I’ve been in the RE industry since 1978 and people always ask me:What’s the best market to invest in?

Be careful about feeding additional capital into syndicates with short-term loan maturities if the only plan is to negotiate lender maturity extensions for another year. 

All the depreciation and the capital gains go away.

For the amount of capital you invested, you will achieve a great return.  

What are your priorities in terms of capital appreciation vs cash flow.  

Jaedon, that’s a question I’ve seen stir up a lot of debate, especially these days when the cost of capital and property prices can feel like they’re arm-wrestling over who goes higher.

Congratulations on looking to invest and putting capital to work!

Rent Per Unit $‎650 $‎700 Other Income $‎750 $‎800 Less Vacancy $‎(3,120) $‎(3,360) Operating Expenses $‎18,790 $‎19,809 Repairs $‎4,000 $‎4,200 Capital Expenses $‎2,000 $‎2,100 Landscaping $‎1,500 $‎1,575 Utilities Vacant Units $‎288 $‎302 Property Taxes $‎6,000 $‎6,300 Insurance $‎1,500 $‎1,575 Management $‎3,002 $‎3,232 Other $‎500 $‎525 Net Operating Income $‎41,241 $‎44,831 Financing Expenses $‎22,224 $‎22,224 Cashflow $‎19,017 $‎22,607 Down Payment $‎21,000 $‎21,000 Cash on Cash Return 90.55% 107.65% Keep in mind, this return doesn't even include the principle pay down on the loans.

i self manage 1 property that i used to live in and have PMs on the rest.i'm trying to BRRRR so that i can recoup all or most of my capital on each deal that i buy, and in 2024 i got outbid on 100% of what i went after.

Much more difficult to raise EQUITY capital through partners 3.