Hi @Shatrice Cherry, I'm based in Southern California, but I have started my out-of-state real estate journey in Indianapolis.

Initially we had intended on starting our real estate journey through multi-family house hacking, but this opportunity popped up first and it was hard to ignore.

That's why a lot of new wholesalers struggle when they first start.

There has been a slight uptick in the homeless population since the pandemic started, but they are usually pretty harmless. 

All depends what matches your goals the best to get started.  

I’m currently in Nigeria Africa, and seriously thinking about moving to the States to start a career as a real estate entrepreneur. 

I started small and grew it over time.

I decided to post my thoughts in the “Starting Out” category hoping to get your attention knowing there are service providers waiting in the wings ready to take advantage of your unfounded beliefs and further upsell you through scare tactics.

Hopefully, this provides perspective.Keep in mindThe Fed started hiking rates in March 2022, and only stopped tightening in July 2023, having lifted short-term interest rates by 525 basis points or 5.25%.Average 30-yr mortgage rates started moving aggressively upward a bit earlier (in January 2022) and only peaked (at just over 8%) in October 2023.

HI Dean,You can always start off by house hacking meaning you live in one UNIT or ROOM and renting out the other vacant units/rooms to offset your monthly mortgage payment.There are several ways to run and make sure you are maximizing your rental income while keeping your living expense as low as possible.