Simple ,refi/ HELOC, buy rental properties with double digit net caps, refi them, then do again and againGood Luck  

I think it's going to start around 3% but as soon as I can get rents up in a few years it'd already be double digits. 

I would definitely say to bring lots of business cards or set up a digital one to share.

You can pay for an appraisal or ask a REALTOR to provide a market analysis so you have an objective valuation, then negotiate with your parents from there.You still need to evaluate the property to determine if it's a smart investment.

There are always good ones, not-so-good ones, and objectively bad ones. 

There are many different ways that you can make money through real estate but if you aren't focused on a specific strategy starting out you will succumb to the shiny object syndrome which will have you bouncing from one thing to the next which usually results in not getting traction on any of the strategies.

Set your objectives, broken down in achievable steps.

But beware of chasing shiny objects.

., and median sale prices in dozens of metro areas have posted double-digit percentage increases from a year ago, according to Zillow Group Inc.

An index fund is nice to park some money for a little while, but real estate if done correctly will produce multiple, multiple, double-digit returns per year including the growth.