I'm currently living in an apartment inside the loop and was looking for duplexes to house hack, but quickly realized it's hard to find anything worthwhile in the areas young professionals want to live.

But they were simply to easy to approve my business model which was not just vanilla flip loan. ( keep in mind I have been a HML for decades so I know the industry plus I am NMLS licensed mortgage banker )  but anyway they were just too quick to say yup your approved send in 10k for due diligence to go to the next step..

I have my business all set up and finding out that I'm not an investor, but a marketer and salesman.On a serious note after ever since I've working being paid well below what I'm worth, 6 year ago, I read Rich Dad Poor Dad, then Think and Grow Rich.

., any towns near the oil fields of western North Dakota can be risky...the region is heavily tied to the strength of the oil market which can be great when everything is going well, but can get ugly quickly when the oil market turns)? 

Once you have your criteria you will really quickly know what is a good deal and what’s is not for you.   

Quickly get rid of any emotional attachment to the property.

Know what steps of action are necessary to analyze a deal and close quickly.

My wife and I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad at the beginning of this year and completely agreed with his concepts and have been immersing ourselves in real estate and passive investing since then. 

I use Cozy.co for rental management and just call tradespeople when I'm managing a smaller property.Value add properties are the best way to scale quickly and build wealth in my experience.

Lastly when starting out set your expectation on cashflow, you will not get rich on your first property or second or third.