I recently graduated college and started my career as a mechanical engineer and have recently decided that while I love my job I don't want to work for the rest of my life, and real estate investing makes the most sense to me in order to gain financial freedom before I turn 60.I have been reading a ton of real estate books and discovered the bigger pockets book on rental property investing which gave me a great introduction to all the topics and possibilities in real estate.

Different lenders offer different loan products which also can assist with offsetting those cost you are coming up short on.

I like people in small numbers for short periods of time but I am terrible at making conversation, particularly small talk, and I forget names within seconds of meeting someone.

It is due to a converted garage - a 14x14' piece was added without a permit 20 years ago- and the code officer just discovered it in 2017.

The Fed is rumored to be looking at two more hikes but Trump and many others don't like this situation's effect on real estate.In short, it's a risky time to be investing!

If they're only owned the properties for a short period of time, it's unlikely they're wanting to sell them already.

We have had our inspection report done a few days ago and have now compiled a repair list highlighting all issues discovered in the report.

High leverage coupled with cyclical markets, low reserves, bad locations, under-capitalized properties, short-term debt, low cash flow, no value add, or some combination of these items is where owners get in trouble.

It's one thing to make a short-term sacrifice, but you have to be comfortable and happy in your home.

I'm still getting settled in so before I get to investing & buying my own residence in the area, I'm deciding to do a short-term rental.