It is a great opportunity for me to get my feet wet and have a nice positive cash flow.A follow up question, if I may?  

My name is Chase and I am a long-time BiggerPockets lurker looking to get my feet wet in the Pittsburgh RE market.

This is my first time on the website and I am just trying to get my feet wet with all of this real estate investing and I am very curious and excited.

I’m thinking of targeting:* San Antonio, TX as my first investment area* A LTR single-family house (minimal to no rehab), I’ve done the STR once and it did not go well (primarily due to my ignorance)* I like the idea of jumping in at a lower price point of entry to get my feet wet again* If all goes well, then I’d like to accelerate and look to acquire more properties* Putting together my team (realtor, property manager, etc.).

Dry wall, wet insulation and rotted joist.

Once you've read that, you'll have a solid foundation to work with, and from there, it's all about taking action and getting your feet wet and reading more books.So, here's my story: I used to be an engineer with a decent salary, and I decided to jump into real estate investing by starting with turnkey rentals.

I just want to get my hands wet.

Personally speaking if your just starting out I would use youtube university, use money to build lists+skiptracing+Drive4$ and get your feet wet in this business before investing 4-5 grand into a course/mentorship.

It's my understanding that if you are addditional insured and their man eating Venus flytrap snatches up the neighbors dog or their supersoaker gets a gremlin wet that tears up a community.... you have additional coverage.

I am getting a RE business started in Philly.  I'm deciding on a property; if everything goes according to schedule, it will begin within 6 - 8 weeks.  I have some experience in reno from the Brooklyn, NY market.  Unf...