Everyone has to start somewhere so I wouldn’t avoid those with no experience with investments but you use different math than a residential buyer does.

Are there certain areas I should be looking at or avoiding?

Looking for detailed resources on steps I need to take and to avoid if I am acting as a private lender. 

I was initially trying to avoid HML due to the higher interest rates and go conventional if possible.

How to avoid that is... see my copy paste below in italics. 

I was wondering if it would be wise (or stupid) to purchase a home with little down (5% or 10%), live in it for 12 months (avoid mortgage fraud) and then rent it out while living in a cheap mother in law apartment. 

I am shopping for a new pm and wonder if you would DM me the company so I can avoid. 

I manage my own property with my wife.  We have the excellent problem of lots of interested in our soon to be vacant unit.   We use cozy.co and advertised in multiple places.  To save time we set one showing up in a f...

I avoid high tension power line routes and toxic waste dumps areas and industrial areas and light manufacturing areas and main highways.

Whatever it takes to avoid more debt.