Conventional versus non-qm products have similar pricing, but restrictions on DTI and capped number of properties will limit how far one can go using conventional.We currently have no debt, excellent credit and are pre-approved for a conventional mortgage on the first property.

Wholesaling is an excellent way to gain experience.Wishing you Good luck!

I think you are definitely on the exact right track with your thinking - have you put all this side by side in excel (very basic excel "modeled out")>? 

But, once I was able to eliminate the non sense and the outdated, and work my way thru the pointless, I was left with excellent strategies and techniques most investors don’t know about and even less utilize.

Building your own excel model & just combing Zillow in whatever market you're looking to purchase/running the numbers and finding accurate comps is a great way to start.In this market, you're going to need to look at a lot of properties before you find one worth it (largely due to low inventory & high mortgage rates).

When you want to get into some of the more technical stuff like modeling deals in excel I've found that Justin Kivel's material is really useful and I've used his stuff to train some people in my office, check him out!.

I assume you're not local because the 44111 zip code has excellent properties and is definitely worth holding onto.

Networking is an excellent way to dive in quickly.

We have an excellent relationship. 

Here we are at under a week and we've got an excellent new tenant approved and ready to move in.