most of these "youtubers" etc social influencers are nothing more than paper tigers.

They won't be if it's a bad flip area.

Others have little/no experience and will give you bad advice that takes you down the wrong path.I recommend you focus on educating yourself while saving more money. 

For someone that's not as conservative, or a different view on the cycle, they might have a different opinion than me on all of this.2) Sponsor quality check: (takes about 45 minutes per deal)I believe that a great sponsor can take an average looking deal and make it great, and that in mediocre sponsor can take a fantastic looking deal and make it bad (especially if there is a severe recession).

Not to mention, they probably won't want to admit it if a building they manage is in really bad condition.If you're serious about buying you should first talk to fellow investors and define your buy box.

Avail costs $9 a month per unit with no start up costs or annual contract which isn't bad.

Before the income subject to UBIT is calculated you can depreciate and deduct expenses and losses on that portion of the income so generally it's not as bad as people think. 

I was talking to a RE friend.He said it's a bad time to buy* rates are high* homes are expensive in most marketsLooking to hear some counterpoints. 

Hi Vincent, there is a significant difference in true Hard Money and rehab loans, rehab loans won’t be low doc by any means.Hard money should be fairly simple & quick to fund, it’s strictly equity based.How bad is the condition of the property?

Talking about poor children and the such is just designed to make me feel bad.