Hi Karla from Montreal, Canada-You ask an interesting question.Should your first real estate investment be new construction, since you and your partner have construction management experience, or flipping an existing home as you originally thought you would?

With your real estate background, you’re already off to a great start.

Or you go north, which makes you a lot more remote, far away from the next Home Depot, and a long drive for everyone, but opens you up the snowmobile and ice fishing season.IMO the most important thing is to buy quality real estate, no matter how you rent it.

Find a good real estate agent that is also an investor specialist and they can help you navigate what will get you your best ROI for your situation.  

Jumping into real estate investing is exciting, but it can also feel overwhelming at first.

I recently moved to Barcelona with my gf and two dogs and we are considering starting our real estate journey with our first investment property either in Barcelona or Valencia.

We're primarily focused on real estate finance at this point rather than rentals and flips, but we still occasionally flip when an excellent opportunity pops up.

Please summarize your real estate experience. 

Quote from @Anne Christensen: I'm just starting my real estate adventure, but I do rent my basement on my primary home. 

My team and I have witnessed an overall softening in the rental real estate market.