Hi @Rita SamaddarI recommend areas based on three things:Budget: Knowing your cash to close helps me suggest the best areas, especially if you're using a hard money loan.Rehab Level: Whether you prefer low or major rehab impacts the neighborhoods I'll recommend.Market Dynamics: Areas with minimal days on market are ideal, as they predict how quickly your property will sell post-rehab.In conclusion, start with how much you have to work with and the level of rehab you're comfortable with to find the best areas for fix and flip.

The longer lease, assuming strong credit tenant, means you will have a secured income for a long time.  

Also, I see a lot of value in the help they provide to kick start many things that would otherwise take a lot of time to figure out. 

I would strongly recommend using a project manager or boots on the ground to manage your rehab especially if you're OOS.

Following Lifestyles practices we improved our single family investing, started investing passively in multifamily, and now are syndicators of three apartments. 

Someone coming for usually 30-90 days from out of town doesn't want to go through the hassle of figuring out who the providers are, starting service, stopping service, etc.

Properties are so much more expensive it seems like a whole different world than a lot of real-estate investors likely started in and it leaves me wondering if real-estate will still be a strong investment for my generation or really just me when I am in my 20's.

To start, research local markets, evaluate properties, and understand financing options.Good luck!

If you feel strongly about building, working with a good design team will be helpful.

obviously 150 doors on conventional loans for each would murder you so I assume that is the case and the 8 doors listed are just examples. at 150 doors you need to start talking to fund managers or heavy hitters in the multifamily space.