I'd love to explore what you have going on.And @Jo-Ann Lapin, thank you :) I'll look your meetup up.I've been quietly studying and saving for RE as I'm able while trying to gain insight on where to dive in.

Currently a senior studying finance at Murray State and wanting to get started in the industry.

There are studies that show that productivity goes *down* with long hours, and people are far more productive when they have more reasonable hours.

So, I'd say, study the law in your state and make sure your lease is compliant.

Hello BP,I have been lurking on BP for months reading posts and listening to podcasts, Studying real estate reading books.

@Andrea Tavake if your looking for a flip consider also looking at comps what would your ARV look like it doesn't matter how much u fix it at the end of the day the price that determines the ARV will highly be dependent of other properties in the area. most of the houses in toledo are less than 40k usually are in beat up houses. suppose you find a house for 10k (it is possible in many parts of toledo especially in the high crime areas.) and prolly need 20k+ of rehab that can only sell for 20k because its in bad neighborhood. again  studying the market is very important in toledo. look at better areas especially with higher returns 43623 is good higher rent and washington school district. yea probably higher priced but less headaches for investors. practice with your calculators to try and match best property for your strategy.

Studies show +14% increase in avg offer vs those w/o staging.

Study the market for that investment product.

I liked to study things such as prices, comparable homes, and the housing market. 

You need to study real estate investing and figure out your criteria before jumping in.