With that said, it's best to START it like you're going to outsource everything, so it will be easier once you decide to make that transition.

I'm new here, and am ready to start investing my time into learning the strategies to get my first rental in 3 months.

@Kevin Lee congratulations on getting started!

Want to contribute the the community before I start asking for help.

The greatest advice I got from my mentor when I was starting out was to think like I owned a 100 unit portfolio.

I started listening to the BiggerPockets podcast in late 2023 and have since heard every episode. 

New landlord here and I've been forced to start my first eviction.

Lenders or investors who have short lock up periods but have years of experience feeding their business with new capital would give me more comfort but anyone who is just starting and is promising a rate of return or return of capital in a set period of time would be alarming because they very well could be reliant on fresh capital to make good on that promise and that usually ends poorly.

I’m all for getting started and primaries make good rentals when only held for a year or two before they’ve had time to appreciate.

Depending on your finances you don't necessarily need to start with a duplex, but I wouldn't go any more than 4 unit if you're going residential.