Don't believe anything you hear and never ever buy a crap course or product at a real estate meeting because the largest real estate clubs are the biggest scumbags when it comes to the presidents of the clubs bringing in snake oil salesmen who scam you out of thousands of dollars.Always believe that whatever crap and 'SECRETS' sold at a real estate club meeting can be found on the internet, absolutely free.

After 50 years in the Dallas mkt building new custom and productions homes, several years with apartments condos, a little for full development, 5 acre high end townhomes.

@Isaac LopezYou may be better off going to a smaller bank / community bank.The loan products may be the same but the fees and personal touch may be a little bit better at smaller banks.

The "hardest" part is the daily action steps and commitment of time/effort to get it moving.https://store.biggerpockets.com/collections/all-books/products/finding-and-funding-great-deals Finding and Funding Great Deals by Anson Younghttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1259643883 Building Wealth One House at a Time by John SchaubIf you need anything, don't hesitate to reach out.

I always ask myself, what is the most productive thing to do - often it is a mix of communication reinforced with some legal backup.

Whole to begin is not an investment or product to borrow from yourself.

There are some pretty nice discounts on many products and services offered as Perks to BP members that you might want to check out: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proThe site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

I think the best route is to test the demand in the market for a longer-term tenant and if that ends up not producing ideal results go to the STR.

I would search out the top 2 producing agents and use them. 

Conventional products go from 5-20% down depending on what their use is.