I know I talked a lot but I'm geniunely looking for any advice or blind spots in my strategy.

I am learning a lot about real estate and want to purchase a rental property in my area.

ok cool thanks a lot for feedback Quote from @Rob Drum: Quote from @John Aaron: Anyone know any hedge funds that’s buying right now and their buy box? 

If you want to rent the place, it might be for a lot less than a year or two ago, simply because the number of folks looking for a large cabin hasn't kept up with the increasing supply.

Making money in real estate requires experience and starting with no or little money makes you study harder.As much as most of us probably wished for it, getting started with a lot of money in your pocket is a recipe for disaster: the temptation is to make the deal work by throwing money at it.If you want to go into real estate go with a syndicator with a good track record.

Beg family and friends to fund it for you.They "might" do it if they see you've learned a lot and your business plan sounds very solid.How do I know this "might" work?

Slowly and surely, you will make a lot money.

When evaluating markets for rental properties, there are a lot of factors to consider: population growth, employment rates, rent to price ratio/GRM/Cap Rate, rent trends, vacancy rates, etc. 

This run though focusing on zero debt instead of drinking the refi to you die cool aid I believed prior to 08 .. we can now sleep well at night compared to those days.

You’ve given me a lot to think about.