Connecting with local investors, lenders, and mentors can also help you find creative financing opportunities to get your first deal done.Good luck!

An investor bought this in February of '24, and flipped and sold in July of '24.

From what I’ve observed, many of the most successful investors tend to focus on markets near where they’re based or in areas they’re familiar with.

The best investors use both—leveraging technology to streamline the process while relying on their expertise to identify the nuances that software might miss.

It is located in an area that attracts college students/employees, working class families, and military families.

Most of the savvy investors we're working with, even through we'll lend more that this, are coming in at 30% to 35% down.

The area has attracted a lot of new young professionals with their work from home marketing that gives $10,000 to qualified families to help them establish themselves in the area.

So in the next few years we could have a recession happen and the investors with investment grade tenants with fixed payments knowing what they are getting that is  very desirable to a lot of people to own those assets.  

Find a local REIA group and network, locally with experienced investors.

Does being a first time investor change the amount of my required contribution?