Hi Julia, Starting out in land flipping can indeed seem daunting, especially when you're facing high costs for educational resources and feeling the pressure to make smart investments without a solid foundation of knowledge.

Step 2: ensure vent stack(s) are clear.Once that is confirmed, work to isolate the odor to a specific bathroom or fixture.

In my opinion, staying highly organized and building systems/processes is the most viable part of dropshipping.

CA has very high LLC fees so some find other ways to do it, such as LP's.

If you buy a property mostly as an investor, try to buy at the best possible price, without sacrificing excessively on the quality.

But if you insist on LTR, I recommend considering areas like Marietta, Decatur, or Acworth which have a pretty high LTR rental demand right now. 

Some go for $700k plus and are designed as high end student rentals and others, in Bryan,  sell for $200k but need a lot of work.

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+, zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680, some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

There are more "investors" looking for deals and trying to get into the real estate game than there are quality GCs. 

I get a lot of questions from the CA & Socal folks about how life in the fast lane in Arizona is doing and if it makes sense to invest Out of State for them.I still invest a lot in Phoenix and I'm very comfortable...