Start by researching different types of properties, such as residential, commercial, or rental investments, to determine which aligns best with your goals.Building a strong network is also crucial.

Additonally investor buyers use matrix like cash flow to determine value. 

I would underwrite buyers based on stability of income, financial payment history & ability to pay.

I have the ability to put 25% down or more to increase cash flow.

Figure out market rents, deduct expenses to determine NOI, deduct cashflow you want, plug remainder into mortgage calc at current interest rate, then add lender's required down payment.That is how much you offer!

Ft)For ARV, it is best to have an experienced real estate agent find comps for you to determine a safe number to work off of. 

If you are self-employed with no full-time employees you may wish to consider opening a Solo 401k instead of a self-directed IRA as it has several advantages over an IRA LLC such as much higher contribution limits, direct checkbook control (i.e. no need to have the account at a speciality trust company), ability to take a 401k loan, exclusion from unrelated debt finance income tax with respect to investment in real estate acquired with non-recourse financing, etc.Can I contribute to both a Solo 401k and SDIRA?

I believe it is completely reasonable to have a clause in your lease that places a cap on utilities with any overage (proven by a bill) being the responsibility of the resident.Our clause states that any electrical bill (we don't have gas, and water has never been a problem) that is over double the same month's bill from last year will have the overage assigned as a fee.It is important to keep your bookkeeping straight if you do assess a fee.

Quote from @Andrea Russin: A blanket loan would be a good way to spread the equity however it would limit your ability to easily exit one property without restructuring your loan.

The algorithm scans keywords in your listing description and even the alt text of your photos to determine relevance.For example:A picture of a game room could land in the "Play" category if the photo’s alt text is labeled something like: “Amazing game room with ping pong and pool table.”A picture of a beautiful view of land with the alt text being “Beautiful view of the countryside”Your photos can do more than look good—they can strategically get your listing into multiple categories by including targeted alt-text descriptions.The more categories you rank in, the more visibility your listing gets, leading to more clicks and higher rankings in Airbnb search results.Testing and Improving Your CTROnce your photos are optimized, it’s time to test their impact.