BP is a great place to start

So he started his own club.

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

If you do find a deal and maybe it doesn’t cash flow for the first year or 2 but you can make improvements, raise rents on under market leases, manage property effectively and cover your expenses at least you will have started and can look for better cashflow over time.

Interest rates are up-which affects both mortgage rates and savings.

I would start by speaking with someone in the zoning department.

Lets first start with I am basing this on traditional bank financing compared to hard money.

I would think that with an eviction or even the start of an eviction process that would severely negatively impact her ability to get a new lease.

Hey Charles,Welcome to BP and congratulations on starting your investment journey!

I am not a W2 employee so constantly limited by my DTI when it comes to bank lending even though I am savvy with saving, house hacking, etc to keep my cost of living down.