I went from growing up in a hut in Vietnam and spending my early years in Section 8 housing in the U.S. to now owning four cash-flowing properties (8 units) across three states.

Requiring raising preferred, probably impairment to early investors may happen.

everyone wants the distressed assets you're trying to find.the short answer to your questions is: start going to lots and lots of meetups and network in person.i would also think about house hacking as soon as you can. 

Beginning my house hacking journey and looking to connect with as many other investors in our area as possible. 

There is a small (<600 sf) house on the lot currently, which is in pretty rough shape. 

Hey @Brett Baker, generally, any place with a great water view or directly on the water will bring more revenue.Of course profitability will all be based on purchase price and prevailing nightly rates in the area.If you find a cool 2/2 or 3/2 right on the water with a great view for 1.5m or a 2/2 or 3/2 house a block away for 600k, then I would look at the house over the condo.

Another option is house hacking—buying a small multi-unit, living in one, and renting the rest to cut costs.

house hack is possible. base way to get feet wet

A contractor left a back door open one day and someone walked into the house and stole $2000 worth of tools.

Thankfully we are commercial bank clients so our rates are as low as you can get in the market place for anyone who is not Lennar or DR horton or those types.Do you pre-sell houses without hedging a percentage of the supply?