@Maegan Quaife, Of the 4 prongs of the Internal Rate of return 2 of them are very high for you - cash flow and amortization of the loan. 

👋🏽Perfect timing - now is the time to set up your team to help you find a lucrative deal in the north side of Chicago.

🎯 I get it, though—pulling the trigger on the first deal feels like stepping off the ledge.

When investing in real estate, having multiple exit strategies is key.For a single investment property, make sure the numbers work for both scenarios: 1️) If you decide to sell the home, the deal should produce a solid return. 2️) If you need to rent it out, the rental income should cover expenses and provide a profit.Flexibility is what saves you when things don’t turn out as planned.

Yes you can but it depends on the lender some lenders do not allow due to overlays and in house restrictions. 

I hope to turn the self-managed properties over to a PM at some point in the first quarter of 2025.

Does anyone have any good recommendations on books or accounts I can follow or read to learn more? 

They ended up stepping over dollars to pick up dimes. 

The software is going to be very conservative with your write-offs.

That's great to hear that you're graduating and you want to get into multifamily.I would start off in a commercial real estate firm, learn the systems, the sales/buying process, how to analyze deals etc...