Listen to podcasts, read books, and if you plan to invest in the Netherlands find some resources that speak to that market specifically.

Quote from @David Ojo: Investment Info:Townhouse buy & hold investment in Baltimore.

@Ryan Duphorn  a  5 /2  and 1920 square feet IMHO isn't a good health care traveler accommodation unless you are in a area with a shortage of housing. 

You may not care, but I want to be clear that she is the one in the wrong, not you.

But that's what you get in real estate investment & make most of the money.

We hope that STR investing and management can replace and grow our current income and help us build family wealth. 

It's pretty easy to see that real estate proces peaked around 2007-2008 and then crashed during the Great Recession.Around 2011-2012 prices started to recover and got back to their pre-Crash highs around 2015-2016, but really 2018-2019 when adjusted.So, why are newbies reading books written BEFORE 2019 and thinking that you can still successfully invest using the EXACT advice in these relatively "old" books?

Welcome to BiggerPockets Aaron and good luck investing!

OOS investing is hard.

Spend at least 2 hours per day researching online about your desired investment strategies.