Quote from @Ethan Tomlinson: You don't want to get stuck analysing until you have a 100% solution, but you definitely need a foundation of understanding how real estate investing works.

It's really critical that you work with someone who understands investing and the strategies you're trying to deploy.

First, it's important to understand that you cannot use an FHA loan for a pure rental property.

My suggestion is to do your due diligence a bit more and understand all the #'s that go into the underwriting, and find a market that is known for cash flow, and then find an investor friendly agent in that market to help guide you further. 

Not going to truly understand the long term wear until many years down the line.

I think there are a lot of pros and cons in regard to S8 and it is important you understand all of them.

I understand it gives you peace of mind but even flea damage will only cost you a maximum of $2,000 and it still isn’t worth the premium increase you will see next year.

Now I am new to the real estate scene and I do have several questions that I want to mark off my list so I can get a better understanding on this.

First of all, we understand prices in Colorado have been rising way more rapidly than other parts of the country.

Understand that a HELOC has a carrying cost every month.