Given that real estate, in the long term, increases in value on average 4% per year, does purchasing a home make sense?

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

At the core of all businesses is the customer.

I'm Samantha Derman from Los Angeles- I am passionate about animals AND real estate investing.

Lesson learned Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Spend $200 and sit down with a real estate attorney and get the scoop first hand on what is allowed and what isn't.This is true for California, Oregon and Washington.

I'm Suhael from Downers Grove, Illinois, passionate about real estate investing for passive rental income.

Basically, I need a whole team: a real estate agent, a loan broker, possibly a property manager, etc.

As a real estate broker here in South Florida, I have recently observed a noticeable trend in the real estate market: an uptick in what many are referring to as "Price Improvements" on property listings.

And they will help you set goals and objectives.That may not be the answer you were looking for, but it transformed my life, and helped me get into real estate investing full time.