@Ryan LudwickStart your real estate investment journey by leveraging engineering skills to analyze markets, spot trends, and build a team.

Analyze well so you don’t get burned.

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.

If we are analyzing a turnkey property, is it reasonable to decrease the repairs and capex to like 5% each?

I'm looking for a bit more dedicated time to analyze for example, my top 3 properties so that's why I'm thinking of paying for his time, since it'll be a bit more targeted and in depth than just an overview of the market. 

Analyze your strengths/weaknesses and also the type of business you are planning on building.

I know Baselane is becoming increasingly popular, but I want to make you aware of this ticking time bomb if you're using their banking services for rent collection - if a tenant reneges their part of the contract, they can literally collect everything they paid prior no questions asked.I'm working with Baselane to negotiate this issue, but they remain stern on their end.

Analyze potential rental income versus expenses carefully to ensure the property will generate income from the start.

To get a figure on how much you can rent your home for, I think BiggerPockets will allow few rental analyze deal searches.

Contrary to popular belief, this is not set because I believe it will give me a higher return.