I'm at the point in life where I'm looking to buy my first investment property and I'm looking for advice on Step 5 (Decide What Niche/Strategy is Going to Get You There) of Bigger Pocket's "Step By Step Guide to Buying Your First Real Estate Investment" post.Here are some details about me:- Not looking to invest as a career, my goal is to have 3 or 4 properties that are fully paid off by the time I retire that are producing a nominal cash flow in the short term.- I'm in my mid-30s and single with a bit of discretionary income that I'd like to funnel into real estate investing, so I can handle a bit of a rehab project (not looking for a full-fledged flip).- Currently debt-free.- Looking to buy in the next 12-18 months.I'm currently leaning towards the duplex route, not as a house hack, but to rent out both sides to it.

Hey everyone, looking to purchase my first property, I'd like to make real estate my full time career, and I'd like to start now.

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I am currently in RE sales but would like to get into property management and learn that business as I want to learn the ins and outs of owning/buying rental properties (as that is my goal) as well as ea...

Short of them being promoted or changing careers, they will definitely be moving.If you take any of these changes into account, I'm guessing the deal will look significantly less attractive. 

Maybe I'm wrong on this but I believe this mindset will lead to a very short career in landlording.Now I'm all for charging tenants for damage caused by misuse or neglect, but if you can't prove it 100%, pay for it!

At the start of my RE career, and it's time I start earning credit...I've only ever used my checking account for my transactions, so I currently don't have ANY credit.My checking has about $1500, and I am earning 550 a week during this summer.

Great job so far and it's great to see that you are able to take advantage of this great tool to assist your real estate career.

I was captivated by the idea of cash flow and not depending solely from an income from a job or career.

My career is in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, so I am experienced developing software.

Hey everyone, just a bit of background, I'm a full-time high school P.E. teacher/football coach, full-time musician, and working on my REI  career so that can take the place of teaching eventually!