Go ahead and connect with local people in Montgomery who are flipping or doing buy and hold (whichever you are pursuing) or agents that are rocking it. 

I have walked the main street and made a map of every business in the downtown and I will produce a cross reference of "business type" to identify what is over/under-served.

These are big old farm houses and Victorians.  455k for 10 producing properties, 2 BRRRs and a scrape makes more sense but still not quite there.

Living rent-free is great, but once you add an actual income-producing property to that, your reserves will grow, and you'll be able to buy the 3rd and 4th before you know it.

Generally speaking, single family homes/townhouses produce poor results because there simply isn't enough personal property and land improvements to break out compared to apartment buildings.For a townhouse, a bid around $2-3k is fair.

I own in Memphis and Little Rock.  

The company that produces the content also has an app for tracking expenses like some apps mentioned earlier.Anyway, I hope that you take the advice that has been given in this thread to help you start out on this new financial stage of your life.

#2 My clients are lucky to have me represent them because I know how good of a job I'll do for them, and how I'm saving them from another agent who won't produce the absolute best result for them.Everyone who's left you a positive comment believes in you.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Patchogue.

Purchase price: $165,000

Cash invested: $165,000

Single Family, 4 Bedroom, 1 Bath, 1/8th Acre, Kitchen, Dining Room, L...

So you do need to become a real estate agent, although some brokerage allow you just to pay an "office fee" and not even produce.