As a result, many do it more as a hobby and aren't really helpful.

I would greatly appreciate any advice you could offer on how to get started with buying your first property also Are there specific resources or strategies you found most helpful when you were starting out? 

There are a number of options out there to help with househacking (I bought a househack last year). 

Happy to try to help you find a connection. 

What software should I take advantage of that will help me analyze deals, comps, market research, etc. 

Providing an update on this as we ended purchasing a house with these circumstances are are considering doing it again and thought it might be helpful to share the experience and how the concerns I noted at the time were addressed.Our scenario - Purchased a SFH in CA for significant price reduction with "free" rent to seller's brother for 3 years.1.

Is it possible to purchase a home from someone, and give them the first right of refusal to buy it back at a specific price at a later date? For example, if I want to buy a  house today from someone for $1,000,000.  L...

Hello I dont know how to do all the rennovations I see my brothier doing at his rental project, I just feel like at a base leval I dont know anything no matter the history and work, how am I going to buy my first deal when I dont know ****  pleas help me dial it out of this hell  refering to the rehab skills mainlyhow to deduct all deffered maintances and otherwise I make 1k a mouth but what happens when a major rennovation takes place

I help folks buy and sell STR's every day.

Hey Rick, we'd love to help with this.