It can be an easy way to get into investing and solid cash flow and you can accumulate them quickly.

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

Regarding Timerland investment in the comments..

Team, I am a true newbie. Just bought my first 3 family in Boston, and I have caught the bug. The only problem is that my liquidity is now completely tied in my property. What should I expect as far as timing where I ...

STR is half investment, half business; LTR is all investment.  

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

repost from earlier post...Hello everyone, in my first 90 days, I took the challenge and found my first investment property with incoming money producing tenants.

I have around ~35-40k as of right now that I could invest.

This helps demonstrate that the property was acquired with the intent of being a long-term investment, rather than just a quick flip, which is important for the 1031 exchange to qualify.That said, each situation is unique, and there are exceptions.

Investing in rental real estate is a long term hold plan for us.