To you folks that are paying gurus to learn lending, make sure 1) they actually have a formal credit/lending background and 2) make sure they went through at least the last major crash of 2007-2009 and lived to tell about it.

I am also learning, but happy to connect. 

Lessons learned?

I want to continue to grow and learn about real estate and become financially free

Older homes in neighborhoods like Heights and Montrose are full of charm, character, and history, but may need some renovations.When navigating the market, it's important to partner with a local real estate agent, take into account rental market demand and rates, search for value-add chances, and learn about landlord-tenant laws.

Most flippers loose money on their first few flips til they learn what they are doing.Buy and hold is a much more forgiving strategy.

You're in the right place to learn more about about real estate investing.

As mentioned earlier, I have very little experience but I am eager to learn and excited to go for it in 2024! 

We meet every Tuesday at 11:30 at the orginal pancake house in plano off 75 and park.https://www.meetup.com/real-estate-mastery-lunch-and-learn/e...

Instead look at the total return and rank them that way for a more comprehensive list of your properties.