Stay consistent, set clear goals, and remember real estate is a long-term game that rewards patience and persistence!

It’s been a game changer.

Negotiating felt like a game of chess—except I was playing against a grandmaster, and my queen was missing.

When you have won the game, it's time to stop playing."

When it comes to a lifestyle property, it's another ball game and all the comments you wrote make total sense, especially for people who like similar things in life.

For costs, if you're an investor, you can probably do a video walk through to get a ballpark estimate on rehab.

Collections are where the game is won or lost, and without proactive management, even the prettiest property can bleed money. 

There are rules and situations unique to each state and that is why you want to go with a local lender vice someone just reaching out to you telling you they can do it. 2) Better recourse if the lender screws something up: a local lender has more skin in the game so to speak as if they screw something up their name will be mud to local real estate agents in the deal.

They've become a sort of extended family.Otherwise, I had done wholesale acquisitions and a live-in flip.I have a YouTube channel with a few videos that discuss house hunting, nuances of buying real estate in Italy and show some of our renovation process. 

Commercial is a totally different ball game than residential, so connecting with a commercial broker will definitely make your life easier.