My partner, a West Point graduate that was in the year ahead of me, approached me with this deal.

Can you buy a duplex where you rent half and live in half and come out further ahead? 

Go ahead and buy an ugly duckling that needs only a bit of work-maybe some painting, change the flooring in one room. 

I have 3 deals going now. one single family 4br 2 bath in a good school district that doesn't need a lot of work. would be great for a fix. how do i proceed? A duplex with a closing close by and another one where owne...

I know I’m going to need it, but I definitely look forward to the challenges ahead.

If you learn ahead of time, your learning will be far less expensive unless you pay someone a bunch of money for an education/coaching program before doing some basic learning on your own.

Plan ahead.· Another topic to touch on for those operating multifamily properties is the vacancy factor.

We are in an environment of unprecedented cap rate compression and record low interest rates which is only headed in one direction after this is all over.Yes, make no mistake, the music will soon stop.That has very little to do with an upcoming election and is regardless of who wins the White House or who controls congress after November.If you've listened to Kevin Bupp and Rod Khleif, you know what happened to their portfolios in 2008.These were no amateurs, as a matter of fact, they had many years of investment experience when the music stopped.They both weathered the storm and came back stronger and that is why I remain a shameless fan of both men till today.Several others were not that lucky, and you will never hear their names.In this space today, there are investors and there are educators.The educators have taken over the habitat.That is why there are now more podcasts on real estate than I can get through in a working week.Real Estate education is so very lucrative now that it is possible to make way more money from podcasts and books than in actual real estate investment for some gifted marketers with smooth tongues and gifted content creators.more....To read full article,click link below:https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

Which I have great karma,,, I called a few investors and was refered to a fantastic investor friendly closer so net net I was way ahead. 

If you were to ask any RE investor they'd probably tell you they wish they'd started sooner, considering you're only 18 puts you way ahead of the game.