Reminds me of Maine, where I spent some of my childhood (another place people are buying into for the same reasons).

People see on the TV shows how easy it looks to jump into real estate.

For me it was all groovy with 8 people living in a 4 bedroom house with 4 dogs for a few years, as we were all friends.

I just know that most federally subsidized loan programs lend to people (humans), not partnerships, LLCs, or corporations. 

Pick fixes that give back a lot, think about loan types like FHA, plan your money well, and keep up good ties with people living there.

Like for me I have a business I enjoy that produces active income I don't see myself stepping out of anytime soon, so I am prioritizing the nicer areas/properties that might not cash flow as much right now but will in the future and provide me with good depreciation to offset active income right now.Just such a personalized thing that doesn't have a one size fits all approach.  

@Robert ZajacOne thing to remember when you are getting into RE investing is to have your team of people or as Brandon Turner from the Bigger Pockets Podcast calls it your CORE 41.

We explained that they couldn't do that to people that are making repairs 

As a Realtor, the first thing I like to remind people of when looking at property is that they have to live IN the home.

Most people won't hesitate to do that.Here is a simple lien release we use...