As you read these books, watch the BiggerPockets podcasts.

Follow the grey-haired people with life experience and real wealth instead of the flashy YouTubers making money off suckers. 

As someone else mentioned, if you decide to rent a new property for yourself, you'll want to watch the net change in cashflow or you may be wasting your time and money.

Adam has the simplest answer.You can buy the parts yourself, watch a YouTube video, and replace them yourself.Go to Google and search for "appliance parts" and find many companies selling the parts.

@Scott TrenchOnly thing I can think of is He just recorded a video on YouTube that discussed a former employee of bigger pockets and had some criticisms.

I need to be the first millionaire in my family I promised it to myself, my mom is relying on me and the people that doubted me are watching me.

.- Any potential pitfalls to watch out for during this process.If anyone has navigated a similar setup or has referrals to professionals who can help, I would be extremely grateful for your input!

Best regards,Zach RumfieldZachWelcomeReach out to us and let us know what you are to focus on and we can send some info re the law and title side of things -- we have info on all investing methods and tips, tricks and pitfalls to watch for in all areas of investing Thanks Alan

I have been listening to a lot of real estate podcasts and youtube videos.

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