Guess I could get some connections to contractors as well/.  

Because Atlanta is so big , to me, moving to the area seems like it would produce the information that you need on the neighborhoods within the various counties as well as letting you get to know what the local neighborhood people value for a rental. 

My journey began with owning and managing my own rentals, which have seen tremendous success on platforms like Airbnb and VRBO.I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to this table, which I'm eager to share with this community.

Good general contractors, particularly  those who build ground up must have financial means to advance projects outside of merely relying on your bank draws  and construction knowledge.

Relatively local, but I DO NOT want to manage my own properties, and well, can't given other time constraints, so a property management company is a must in the decision making.Each home is paid for, each needs about $15,000 in rehab to make rental ready.

Please share your insurance broker with me as well!

Hey folks,I hope you're all doing well with your investing.

Hello, I think it’s really awesome that you’re just now beginning and you are already coming to the forums to learn so the first thing you need to do is to continue to stay on the forms and you also need to be reading all of the bigger pocketbook and start listening to their podcast to soak up as much knowledge as you can and as long as you do that, you will have all the knowledge you need to start and regarding your question I do not advise to buy a single-family house just to live in it without a rental property aspect so it’s OK if you want to live in the house as well but you will have to either get a multifamily property or you could also buy a single-family home and rent out the other rooms  now see when you have a property that you use just for your family then you have to pay the mortgage every month which is building your equity, but that responsibility is solely on you whereas if it has some sort of rental property aspect, there will be other people helping you build that equity if you were to buy a property just for yourself that is something that will be taking money out of your pocket every month while as a rental property if you buy right will be putting money in your pocket every month the only exception to what I just said is if you buy a property for yourself or just for your family to live in, you could do a live-in flip to where as you’re living in the property you rehab it while your living there and if you buy right with enough knowledge, then when you turn around to sell the property, you will make profit

You already know how to manage and rent it, might as well keep it and enjoy the cash flow.

I’ll start my search in December 2024 and would love to connect with folks who have insights or knowledge about these areas.Looking forward to making connections and learning from this awesome community.Best, Eddie