Do you have any experience in this area of investing?

I'm interested in exploring real estate investing and I'm considered attending meetups to learn and connect with people.

Fellow Community: I am excited to join this platform and learn from like-minded individuals about the real estate space, especially STR, MTR, and long term including section 8.  

Hi,People always talk about how they purchase a rental property, wait a few years for it to appreciate, do a cashout refi to recoup their initial down payment, then whatever they earn in the future is infinite return.But in reality, how is this truly a "recouping of initial investment" when you have to pay a 4.5% interest to take out the cashout proceeds (with $3000-4000 of closing costs on top)?

We don't allow them in upstairs units for this very reason.The second issue I've dealt with is odor.

This sounds like a nightmare scenario. 

I have only had one person interested.

Prior to this, Matt and I were senior leadersof Profound Commerce, an e-commerce aggregator founded by Matt in 2018.

Hopefully this helps clarify things a bit!

Network and try to find a mentor in these groups or wherever you can to help guide you through this industry as an investor.