My thoughts are for your situation: - there must be other people in the movie industry who are making good cash that could partner with you if you spend the time to learn how to analyze and find good deals- When you do get busy, save as much as you can to put towards an investment purchase yourself- house hacking if done right, could significantly bring down your home costs, which would allow you start while living for cheaper/free and pursuing your filmmaking dreams!

Put the figures above in your deal analyzer (using current market value) and compare the future returns to other opportunities (also run through the analyzer). 

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I would set a goal to analyze a certain number of deals each week and make offers on any that meet a certain criteria.

I started analyzing properties on MLS and came across a double in a good neighborhood in our area that was listed at 370k (the New Orleans area is expensive in good areas).  3 bed 2.5 bath both sides and approx. 3500 sq. ft. total. 

I’ve read the books, watched the videos, but I just don’t feel confident enough to analyze a property and commit to using a large chunk of what I’ve saved.    

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What is everybody's process to analyzing a good deal from a bad deal

It's free to analyze numbers on a possible investment property.

That said, my shorter term goal is to analyze as many deals as possible over the next 3 months so I can stay sharp and develop a better feel for values in the neighborhoods I am interested in.