Getting your feet wet learning how to deal with tenants, contractors, property mgt, etc on a smaller scale (SFH or duplexes) and putting your systems in place is the smart thing to do before you scale up to multi-families.Good luck and again, welcome to BP!

From what I gather, it is a smart thing to do, as it gives you another level of "insurance" in case you get into trouble. 

Thank you both for the advice, I am gradually collecting information to help me make smart moves without making too many "trial by error" mistakes. 

I have that beginner desire to want to jump right in but want to be smart about it, so my thought process is to really focus on paying off the loans and in the meantime learn the most I can about real estate investing and find a mentor to work for on the side and learn from in the meantime.

There are a lot of smart people here. 

You're smart, educated, motivated, driven and presumably had enough money to buy someone's course. 

A smart agent knows that a loyal investor will carry them through the rough times when retail buyers are riding out a rough market.  

is anyone have issues getting into smartmove from the bigger pockets link. Or is it me

I've got two short questions for you(1) Is it more profitable/smart to include utilities in the rent or make the tenants pay utilities and have a slightly lower rent?

Dear Smart Agents,How are you all doing?