I invested since 1997.also it's just not about time, it's also about money and connections and knowledge. if it is only about time, a homeless men can do it.When people said conflicting information, they are saying the reality, it's not negativity, it requires tons of effort, more like entrepreneurship.I also enjoy my high paying job and it also supports my other investments.

Once all of that came crashing down i pivoted to next shinny object multifamily joined a multifamily mentorship and quickly figured out that I hate underwriting but i enjoyed talking to people so that where i decided to specialize in raising money and finding off market opportunities. 

I have a few August locks and enjoy them.

I'm not exactly a beginner; I have 30 units in Kansas City, but I'd really like to diversify my investing and I really enjoy the city of Chicago.

Read and enjoy and have fun.

What are your top 3 niches you are enjoying learning about and or navigating towards?

If your first property is an investment property, then you won't be able to enjoy benefits of an FHA residential loan anyway.

I run my properties very thin and enjoy the cash flow as much as possible but need to be budgeting accordingly with fluff for repairs/turnover and mortgage (additionally for taxes and insurance if they aren't impounded with mortgage payment). 

It looks awesome for relaxing and one of your guests even mentioned enjoying it. 

Also would enjoy having you come out to one of our local meetups.