Your income definitely shows you could do a new build, but if you are a first-time builder, finding land, construction costs, and managing a new build will be way out of your zone of genius, especially if you both work busy jobs.To get value add, you can look for a multi that has really good space/bones, but needs upgrading so you can live in a really nice place and create a second nice space for rent/family.

Although no major renovations were needed, our effective negotiation and rapid transaction management significantly increased the property's market value.

I'm thinking some kind of meet up for people investing in Louisville Westend.With all the developments in the neighborhood and city pouring money in there, thoughts on future of investing there.Which neighborhoods in Westend are you investing in, whats your exit strategy and are you self managing or PM.Happy to hear people's point of view.

Also it depends if you hire a company or if you are hiring a person and paying them hourly - the hourly cleaner will be cheaper, but there's more management involved on your side.I pay $120 per turn for a 2br condo.

I am fourth generation for a family owned management/development/consulting company based in Southern California but I am in Idaho for college around 9 months out of the year.

House hacking will also give you some personal "property management" experience.

There are some that manage to find the money and the deals quickly when the market is just right (and they have plenty of cash), but most success is built slowly, over time.Increase earnings, reduce expenses, save up, invest.

Get your hands a little dirty, and a little experience managing a project.

@Eddie Smithyou hire a good property manager and let them take care of it. 

I run a vacation rental company with about 50 homes under management, but I also have a nonprofit management background.