Begin your real estate investing adventure by educating yourself, identifying your goals, and deciding whether to invest in rental homes, fix-and-flip, or commercial real estate.

The home had over 1.5 million in equity at the time but that was all they would offer.  

Or save for another home downpayment? 

The rental market is very stable and there are options for renting your place to other Americans if you purchase a home and live their during your tour and rent it out after you leave.

I’m about 4 years from retirement and regretting not venturing into this world sooner.I’m currently going back and forth on whether to focus on short term rentals in Florida (Destin, PCB) or long-term single family homes in the Birmingham, Al area.

Sorry for the lack of good advice but we are in one of the biggest home sales droughts in U.S. history so it’s just a tough market. 

My husband and I have remodeled homes we live  in while working full time. 

I find that when it comes to local advice, Facebook groups are typically the best place to go. 

If you're a first time home buyer ideally you'd want to take advantage of some of the FTHB community bank mortgages.   

We purchased the home on 04/08/2022 for $162,000, invested $1,460 in renovations, and sold it for $272,000 on the same day.