Agree Sean, I'm in the early stages/data gathering but I do have a business interest in the area now so I'll be there more over the next few months.

For your lender, you want to find someone who fits your investing strategy well and work with them to narrow down your buy box so that you can get a deal that is pretty simple to finance (this will reduce A LOT of headaches later on).

@Kyle Klinethe best way to build initial capital for RE... is from a W2 job.private money isn't really a beginner strategy... and if it were easy to fix and flip to generate capital, we'd all have side flipping businesses. 

This is only one of many strategies, but it is the one that I adhere to most.

Hey @Mohammad Al-hadad,The first thing I would say is that the cool thing about real estate investing is that there are many options and styles about how to invest and what strategies you want to pursue.

Yes this strategy works great especially if the numbers don't work locally.

It's obvious that more data is needed to truly compare different cities accross the US.

Thanks Hey mate,You will get a much better ROI if you do it yourself.Higher cashflow and more equity in the deal.Plus, there is no such thing as "passive" even when investing in turnkey.You will still need to manage your portfolio and have a long term strategy in place.Wishing you much success

Money can be made with any type of real estate strategy.

I plan to rent out the basement but have a couple of questions as this is my first house/house hack:-Littleton rental law considerations (this might fall under JeffCo rather than city of Littleton, can't really tell)-Thoughts on best lease strategy for that area (STR/MTR/LTR)?