You'll have more options if you a trying to BRRRR since that will allow you to create equity and refinance out a private lender quickly.Small multi family: This would open up the doors to house hacking and allow you to get owner occupied financing which will require much less down when compared to a non-owner occupied.

" So I can use public records to *create* a mailing list, but I can't us it *as* the mailing list, right?

However I am also thinking maybe I can just find/create a deal that will allow me to pay off my bills.... 

I'd start with books: "Multifamily Millions" by David Lindahl and "How To Create Passive Income, Build Wealth..." by Gino Barbaro & Jake Stenziano.

Hello everyone, been listening to the podcast for a while now and finally am getting around to creating an account!

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The only experience I have is in renting properties here and there but would like to get focused and scale to create passive income. 

You can create your own qualified "Opportunity Fund" and use this asset as your investment in that fund. 

It was a theoretical scenario to help with creating a plan for savings.

For instance, a place with an $800-1200 rent can and often does cash flow way more than a place with an $1800 rent because you're likely paying way more for the $1800/mo property.That being said, forcing appreciation is great because then you're creating equity you can use to scale up.