Call 100 people you think they are good, set appointments with them and see how you can help them while you get to shadow with them and hopefully soon, you start to bring value to them and then they can start paying you.

It is crucial to set aside emotions and concentrate on the numbers.

This example would yield a pre-tax net of $340/month (minus any vacancy credit or capital set aside for maintenance (capex).

Are you set on the 2 year?

Check out my personal favorite, Set For Life by Scott Trench , or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey.3.

(and yes, stay the hell out of seattle;   sad to say as my first and probably nicest investment property is there,  but I'm not buying anything else inside city limits)

If there are some good/cheaper suburbs outside the city limits that might be better

Lenient HOAs set that rental leases had to be at least 6 months long where more strict ones set it at 12 months long.

Read "The House Hack Strategy" by Craig Curelop and "Set For Life" by Scott Trench for the fundamentals, then just do it.

I focus on Columbus, Ohio, which has seen significant growth, especially with tech giants like Intel, Meta, Amazon, and Google setting up operations, driving up property prices and job opportunities.