Though I would caution you on hard money lending until you understand the industry a bit better, that can be very rewarding but you have to be able to do your due diligence on deals because you're turning over your hard-earned money to an individuals project, often a flip. 

That's $1,600 per month plus to pay debt, plus at least $400 in taxes and insurance.

Be sure to hold a hefty reserve to handle on-going maintenance, capex, taxes, and insurance.

Not WAIT for the most popular platform in the industry to dump them all at the SAME TIME in the SAME PLACE AFTER they have been posted somewhere else first.Read my profile for further insight and  if you want the study I done I can post it here. 

Many insurance companies do not allow adding a landlord as additional insured.  

You want an investment that pays for itself, including mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance, and even some money set aside for a reserve to cover vacancies and capital expenditures.

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It’s awesome that you want to use your downtime to learn more about the industry and make some extra income as a VA.

By and large, QI's have very high ethical standards, and are sometimes overlooked as the engines of this tax saving tactic.]REPUTATION MARKERS 📊INDUSTRY STANDINGMembership in professional organizationsLeadership roles in FEAEducational contributions to the industryRelationships with major title companiesCLIENT RELATIONSHIPS 👥Testimonials from CPAs and attorneysReferences from title companiesLong-term client relationshipsTransparent fee structuresRELATIONSHIP RED FLAGS 🚩Overly familiar with your realtor/brokerKickback arrangements (illegal!)

The property was rented and generated $160 cash flow after mortgage, taxes, insurance and property management fees were paid.