Never get into a car, yours or theirs, with someone you don't know.

And this:  don't put someone else's selfish needs before yours...there is no award for suffering fools.To better days to come...

Well you will see my responses in bold that show the facts vs some guy sitting on the internet thinking he/she knows what they are talking about.

I can’t speak much about other markets, but as someone who started off in Columbus, and grew up in Cleveland.

Just be sure to have someone you trust and knows the area to give you the boots on the ground perspective.

I would say you are off to a good start just by showing interest and enthusiasm for the investment business.o Age: many private lenders require someone to be 21+ years of age.

I can't picture calling someone in the Los Angeles government and getting a straightforward answer.Mid term rentals are quite interesting.

It is refreshing for someone to encourage (but caution) finding a good HML.

If someone you work with has local access to the MLS you can see what properties were purchased with cash and then cross reference those address to phone numbers and names

Is there a specific strategy that you'd recommend for someone young like me to get my feet wet or should I just go with what I'm most interested in and have the most knowledge in, which is buy and hold rentals?