Laminate is definitely a good choice depending on the type of neighborhood and who your marketing too. 

The key to success in real estate investing lies in thorough research, strategic planning, and a willingness to adapt to changing market conditions.

With the EV factory boom, it's a market worth considering.

I've seen quite a few car washes on the market and they've always been operated/maintained by the owner.

Hello Bigger Pockets Community,My fiancé and I are beginning our real estate investment journey but we live and work in one of the most expensive markets in the world - even though we are 20 minutes from San Francisco there is not a property in our city listed at under 1 million (yes).So I recently took a trip to Costa Rica for the sole purpose of identifying regions we would like to invest in and ended up finding a fantastic little condo for our starter property.

Yeah that is the tough part, this deal is in a market I haven't been in before.

I have a limited view to the 3-4 markets in which I invest, but I don't see any long term rentals in desirable locations that cash flow year 1.

I've also successfully flipped several house. 

If there are fee's due up front then they have to go to Escrow to be held and only dispersed upon a successful settlement.. the way to start with limited funds is to find a partner that is close to you or you find at a local meet up that will be your cash partner.. for context..

Hi,  We took a property off the market 6 weeks ago because we landed some tenants that paid a deposit / holding fee.