It also has the potential to be a B quadrant business and I quadrant investment (for those of you who know the cash flow quadrant).It's great to get training but make sure you trust the source.

Network and connect with a realtor, trusted general contractor, mortgage officer, private money lender, banker, and attorney.

Leverage FHA loans with their low down payments (around 3.5%) to invest in a multi-unit property like a duplex, triplex, or fourplex.

DSCR loans are based off of down payment, credit score and either actual or market rents so it helps to supercharge an investor's real estate goals and net worth.

Essentially, you live for free for 2 years to build more capital needed without the biggest expense of rent/mortgage payments, as the tenant(s) are basically paying the mortgage for you. 

@Jose RamirezHELOC's are very hard to come by for investment properties, they are also short term loans that are typically interest only with a balloon payment at the end.

The returns in real estate are not what they once were, but my conviction around the ability of RE to help protect wealth and my trust in RE above traditional financial markets remains unchanged. 

I worked through a real estate agent that I trust and we got a deal that worked out.How did you finance this deal?

Down Payment: Lower down payments, such as the 3.5% required for an FHA loan, let you keep more of your funds, but they also result in higher monthly mortgage insurance costs.

Nothing wrong with that if you can avoid owing Uncle Sam a bunch of cash that can be used as a down payment to buy more REI!