Once you’ve mastered the basics and feel confident, you’ll be better prepared to explore long-distance investments.

Hearing that you get bombarded with inquiries is great to hear and gives me more confidence in my local market for filling a demand.

The next deals came much easier as my confidence grew. 

For example how do you identify with confidence that your market attracts more professionals vs. families vs. bachelor/bachelorette parties, etc. and therefore how you'd know which amenities to offer?

A team of lenders, title companies, contractors and RE attorneys, and significant knowledge of the intricacies of real estate transactions, you will be MORE than prepared to dive feet first into your first deals and will do so with CONFIDENCE.

Kenny,As a lifelong real estate investor and a broker with over 30 years of experience specializing in multi-family properties, I can confidently say that success in this field is all about building relationships.

I may start with house hacking to build confidence, take advantage of owners financing (this will be my first home), and to build my network first. 

I am sure he has come across this plenty of times.Hey Jonathan, I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I've only ever bought and sold trailers that come with the land, so I'm probably not the best person to ask.

He broke down:How to approach larger projects.How to overcome barriers to entry.How to see possibilities that were previously invisible to me.What stood out to me most was the clarity and confidence he brought to the table.

As far as whether to approach them with or without an agent - approaching them directly without an agent can save the seller probably 2.5-3% of fees, which give you some room to negotiate on the price, but you need to be confident that you are capable of evaluating the property value, estimating on the amount of work that is needed, knowing how to negotiate/ structure the deal, and navigating the closing process.