(and, I'm glad I didn't wait to pay off my student loans, because it allowed me to get into RE investing at an excellent time, when rates were low, prices weren't astronomical, and properties still cashflowed easily)...In my opinion, house hacking is arguably THE best way for beginning RE investors to get started--it has MANY advantages over other RE investment strategies, and you'll get to learn all of the essential lessons of RE investing and property management that are critical to success in RE investing...house hack a property every 12 months using an owner-occupant mortgage, and in a few years, you can have a solid portfolio...Good luck out there!

To maximize the number of transactions you’re involved in you will need to:Be Top of Mind when they think about moving - which requires consistent reminders.Be seen as an Expert – which requires a consistent message and Evidence of Success storiesGain their Trust – which requires communicating integritySo, start out by listing everyone you know in an Excel spreadsheet.

CCIM would be useful for commercial PM and actually is excellent for working the numbers, although more sophisticated than the average investor Client makes use of.Also, you should be very familiar with the fundamentals of plumbing, electrical, and construction methods and processes, and the aging process of the various elements of typical homes in your locale.

The property numbers are excellent.

Cost segregation studies and bonus depreciation are excellent tax strategies for real estate investors!

He calls himself the "Wizard of Wobbly Houses" https://m.facebook.com/groups/...The following are excellent books on underwriting deals:•  by Ken McElroy - The ABCs of Real Estate Investing• by Robert Beardsley - The Definitive Guide to Underwriting Multifamily Acquisitions

If you are going to sell it occupied, it's vital that your lease is excellent, you are screening thoroughly and charging market rates.

We have an excellent turn key rental management company.

Not sure if we could take on all of your turnovers, but Amy at Greatful Cleaning has done an excellent job for another friend for the last 3 years.

I also have personally done 3-4 walkthroughs (so far) with the cleaners explaining my vision and reiterating our focus of creating an excellent vacation space for the guests and explaining why we do what we do.