Nailing down a buy box in the area, funding, and having a plan will come out of absorbing a ton of knowledge and narrowing down to what makes the most sense to you, what fits your life, and what fits your goals the best. 

Eventually, you'll have no choice but to get a job to maintain your standard of living.Best source for population growth: WikipediaLast Throughout Your LifetimeYou cannot sustain financial freedom if your income doesn't persist throughout your life.

The process of flipping and rehabbing isn’t just about the renovation itself—it’s about having a clear, long-term vision for the property and executing it step by step to bring that vision to life.

"Soft" Bridge loan from Midwestern Life Insurance Agency.

If your PM is only on Zillow than you selected the wrong PM, they are classified as a BOOB...Shelter is a necessity of life and there for it will rent but it will often come down to price and/or condition.

As you live in your Home you find another fixer-upper to Rent until you Sell your First Home and just "rinse and repeat" for the rest of your life.

If you go to invest in the note space I strongly recommend you do a quick background check on the sponsor as there are numerous who have very questionable pasts.

FHA loans, for instance, allow you to put as little as 3.5% down, making it easier to enter the market.Tax BenefitsMultifamily properties provide numerous tax advantages.

Yes you "pay for convenience" with the build-to-rent REI model, but as a 1st time investor it was an easier path for us to at least get in the game knowing we have kids, jobs, life, etc.

Bloody oath I do mate.It's never their fault and always yours (Ours).They rarely take any responsibility and cry victim.It's crazy to think but it's like many intentionally look for drama and deep down inside don't want success but rather problems.Someone to dislike and blame and to feel wronged by.All other personal and "at home" issues can now be blamed on this one unfortunate scenario.This "drama" per se is like food for the hungry and they need such drama in life to "survive".My apologies if my above comments sound weird as they are more so from a philosophical standpoint and just some thoughts that I have considered after 5,000+ investor intro calls and as you have mentioned, others feeling wronged by me or my company on many occasions.What a $#@% way to live IMO but I don't judge and sleep in peace.Again, I have been "wronged" by many but consider it my own fault.I also don't call them out publicly or post bad reviews, etc...