Business do this all the time.

@John Laney the great thing is, our brokerage eXp is being proactive in this transitionary time so we don’t lose time servicing our clients.

The structure could be damaged or even destroyed during that time.

White cabinets are going to show a lot more grime at turn time then the brown ones will.

Would you throw caution to the wind and jump in with both feet, using half of your savings to build up a real estate portfolio?

Normally a lot of work and you need time and money. 

Investor relations and Asset management similar - all starts with data - we can take investor relations data and input it into a model to analyze some of the data we have that can point to KPI's like average time after a booked call to invest etc.For AM, it can take average foreclosure time to foreclose in X state with Y attorney, what the cost is etc. 

For a first deal it felt safer than a single family rental due to the fact that while possible, the chances of all units being vacant at the same time is much less than a single family being vacant.

I will use a property manager and am not sure on what class area I will go with at this time.

From my experience, starting with long-term rental properties is a smart move, especially for those looking to build wealth steadily over time.