@Samuel BrandWelcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing.

My motivation to start out buying and renting out properties is growing day by day but I am looking for any guidance and advice on how to move forward with a few properties that I predict with not only grow in value in the near future to sell but to provide consistent cash flow month to month. 

The future, who knows but I still look for good RE investments.  

Hey @Nick Barker   you should have a leg up running the numbers :)I regularly attend or are a part the top 4 of these, the other 2 are ones I do not attend but I believe are valuable.Let's grab coffee some timeTC meet up listhttps://www.meetup.com/Saint-Paul-Landlords-Meetup/https://www.meetup.com/Real-Estate-Investing-Rehab-Meetup/https://www.meetup.com/Future-Millionaire-Real-Estate-Investor-Club/https://www.meetup.com/BP-Bi-Monthly-Meetup/https://www.meetup.com/Rental-Property-Wealth/events/251370403/https://www.meetup.com/Millennial-Investors-Focus-Group/events/24588250Tim

The question is what does it mean for the future?

Kudos to making it happen.May I reach out if I have any future questions on this subject as you seem to be a subject matter expert?

If someone has a deal THAT good, in a market THIS competetive... it’s likely they have reliable financing relationship already well-established and the lender knows they’d be screwing themselves out of future business by screwing over a proven operator with an established track record.Are there anomalies?

Kayla and I were married in January of this year and excited to start our future together.  

@Chris Prefontaine Thank you for the informative reply.Yes I'm really interested in moving forward with the Rent To Own strategy where I do not stay in the deal, at least for now and maybe in the future I will stay in the deal.

I know I'm not responsible, but I want to handle in a way that it does not cause future stress with the tenants, if that is possible.Thanks in advance for the help.