But, if the cost is fairly nominal, maybe under a couple grand, and you have no experience in real estate, including owning your own home and hiring contractors for that, then it is likely worth it.I would always start with a deep assessment of where you feel you don't have adequate knowledge.  

I am just getting started in real estate investing and have not bought my first property yet.

I’m curious to hear how others got started in real estate and If you were to start over, how would you first begin investing in real estate?

By leveraging your experience as an appraiser and focusing on building a strong team familiar with the Charlotte market, you'll be well-positioned to start your house hacking journey.

I am currently trying to learn more about wholesale real estate and seeking ways on where I should start.

I'ma was getting burned out, and I started hating real estate.Here's the deal:67 Units, $12.2 million, 2019 vintage, mix of SFH & Duplexes.We bought this deal from the same seller who sold us a 62 unit last month.

Overall, off to a great start.

Now the fun part starts, REHAB.

Things like septic pumps burning out, steam room dying, guests catching the grill on fire and leaving burn marks on the hardi siding, emergency bug treatment, above ground pool which is ridiculously hard to manage in our heat & having no time to deal with it if it starts to go, laundry & drying time for all the towels and linens, etc, etc.There are plenty of things we can and will get better at, but I'm prioritizing the stress level of my people as well as the very near disasters we've narrowly avoided, over the little bit of extra revenue we'd generate.

A seller can keep his low interest loan and start receiving his equity from your land contract payments.