Hey @Nicole Farley,Congrats on diving into the real estate game!

Check out profit first and profit first for real estate investors for more info on those accounts.Send me a dm if you or anyone else has a question.

I remember hearing on the BP real estate podcast at some point Scott describing how selling an investment property after 5ish years and trading it in for a more expensive property was the right move financially.

You can find great 2-4 unit buildings at reasonable prices (compared to New York City), and many of them need to be fixed up, which is an added bonus of equity if you are willing to tackle a renovation.I'd suggest somewhere along the blue line (train) in the northwest part of the city, where you can find some priceless neighborhood vibes.Plus, the real estate community is unmatchable...tons of people willing to give you a hand up.

Having a system tailored to real estate investing and doing everything I would want a bookkeeping system to do has made the financial information I have much more accurate and timely.

There's a real attachment to furniture pieces.

Real estate has unique tax benefits, such as depreciation and 1031 exchanges, which can help lower taxable income.

Don't throw it all into real estate.

Hello,I am new to the forum and somewhat new to real estate investing.

Alot of people who jumped on STRs in the last 3 years would be a Rockstar coaching other types or real estate investing teams but are not great at coaching STR teams.