Making the wrong hire, overlooking the risks, taking on too much debt.

My budget is in the $200-250K range.Please feel free to let me know if additional details would help, and thank you in advance for your time and advice! 

@Lauren Kormylo agree that there is a lot more risk and headache with wood burning fireplace.

YouTube is also a fantastic resource—it's free and you can learn at your own pace, which is a huge benefit.

Keep learning, stay focused, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have more questions or need further guidance.Good luck on your real estate investing journey If you have any more questions or need specific advice, feel free to ask.

You are correct… if a person has 600k and they can afford to risk it going alone in a new country and that’s what they want to do with the money then why not go it alone.

& how you become financially free is by letting whoever your renting to (I'm guessing that was a step also?)

Of course, growing has inherent risks involved.

This will allow you to mitigate risk on the first property but also allow you to do a cash out refi on the second, so now you have access to tax free cash that you can do with whatever you please.

I have enjoyed Stessa's interface but unfortunately it is useless to me if I have constant bank connection issues.