What im hoping to gain from this group is knowledge i cant find anywhere else, i hope to meet people that i can help and people that can help me, I hope i can form good friendships on here, and i hope to find my first rental.

Best if the people you work with are in your area and know your market. 

Quote from @Andrew Steffens: I think most people here will caution you on these courses. 

@Sonya Brown The country is where I see must people pulling from in my market. 

Quote from @Sebastian Medina: I would search out people in your market that are flipping, and try going to a couple meetups as well.

Any tax knowledge of if people doing this strategy are able to take the losses from the cost seg study (on the ADU) to offset their W2 income?

Our team along with clients all are heavily investing in the area, and it is a strong place to start. close proximity to New York and New Jersey, paired with extremely affordable property/taxes and high rental demand make it on most people's radar.  

People complain about booking.com cancellations.

Most people will sell you on the upside—cheap properties, high cash flow, and a growing city—but they conveniently skip over the challenges.Tenant risk is real.

People always say the best time to invest in real estate was last year.