It is an art as well as a science, one that I am still working on)Find a great lender who will run through walls to get your financing (I would use the same process as used for finding realtors and wholesalers)Get preapprovedNow you're ready for a dealTo find this deal, you can either use a wholesaler or agent, or you can put in the grunt work yourself.

I also have lots of time since the work from my 1099 gig will always be done remotely, plus one deal under my belt with decent cashflow and excellent tenants. 

They’ve been excellent tenants and I’ve paid before time every month.

House hacking is most common entry point, and easier to get room-mate renters when young, but flipping is an excellent sport to learn young, it's a fantastic resource to know how to build equity, very literally, so get there when you can. 

Now of course don't waste someone's time offering $100 on a 100 unit apartment complex in a prime location and in excellent condition, but don't worry about starting the discussion at 20-40% below what you hope to eventually buy for.Price isn't the only consideration either. 

I have only graduated less than 3yrs ago, so although I don’t have a huge amount of assets, it’s still in the 6 figures.My other question to everyone else is if the LLC is not possible, should I just pursue REI while ensuring that I have excellent insurance coverage + umbrella policy.

Lifting Weights, Playing Basketball, Arts & Crafts With My Son4) What do you think sets apart successful investors from those who give up, fail, or never even get started?

I just want to know how to analyze like how to find out if the demand is high, how do you know if homes are selling fast, how to find out if demand for property in any area rising or falling or how to find out if a neighbourhood is hot or not, I've discussed with a lot of people and they recommend me to use city-data.com which is an excellent website to know about the market but even in that website I don't know what to look for like if the population is 20000 in a city is it good or not or what it should be or what should I type in google to know about a specific market or place?

I am not specifically looking for my first investment to be owner occupied, but my family is expanding, and house hacking would be an excellent option for lowering my expenses as a first time home buyer. 

The tenant is an artist's collaborative studio, incredible contributors to the City and arts community, but consistently late with the rent and in arrears.