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I am going to declare that it is no longer a sellers market and that it is a neutral real estate market now.

Cleveland has a lot of good in-person real estate investor meetups.

Persistence and trust-building are key!

To each their own but if I had a solid property, 2000 miles away, I would like to make sure that someone who I trust is taking care of it.

If you NEED to buy for cash flow, you are NOT ready to invest in real estate.

I've not done that remotely, but it could be done.I have a handyman that gets used appliances all the time and installs them in my rental houses when needed.It would take some trust or coordination on your part but could save you some substantial money.I'm sure you could find someone on the next door app that was handy and had a truck to go pickup stuff.

When scouting a property as a real estate investor, these three factors are paramount:Location, location, location: It's a cliché for a reason.

Got into this business via DIY rentals, but did find an experienced real estate attorney from day one.Also joined a local Real Estate Investors group that saved us lots of headaches!

Before, I lived in my ADU and had to wait to refinance before seeing real savings.