I'm an educator, a personal caocher and business advisor and since my kids has grown up 10 years ago I started doing real estae in Israel, where I live.A few years ago we went into some 3rd party investments in the USA, as part of an LLC group of investors- one in Manhattan and one in Atlanta.Based on the experince I have with those market (as well as Newtom MA, where I lived for 3 years) I lately decided to choose Milwaukee as my next market, focusing at the moment on single family houses.I'm looking into 3/2 single familiy houses to buy and will be happy to work with local agents and build a team.

Closing a deal can be a real rollercoaster ride!

I am brand new to real estate investing.  

Real estate generally appreciates based on location.

There are at least 3 or 4 people who have courses on it so it is a real thing.It is closer to STR that LTR because they are always furnished and can easily be converted to STR if you have a gap in bookings.

I can help with some of the repairs if you are looking for reliable contractors.

If the real property is in CA, you're definitely doing business in CA.Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.

I took my first attempt at BRRR and bought a house (Kansas City) for 200k, which will be my new residency, so I could use less downpayment and needed a second bedroom anyway. After the appraisal, I had instant equity ...

Lesson learned Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

That said, there would be arguably no business purpose to bringing your family along with you, so even if you are spending the entire time searching for real estate.