You're also highly unlikely to find everything on your wish list for free, so you'll have to comprise or pay.

Things you wish youknew before starting out?

I wish you the very best!  

I think I speak for 99% of us when I say I wish I were thinking the way you're thinking now, back when I was 19! 

The best and most optimal path forward will essentially be dictated by their wishes, and should take into consideration asset protection, income taxes and estate/gift taxes.

I wish I could get $400K cash from one property, which may only cost around $4K on closing costs, but since it is a refi on 5, closing costs seem to increase proportionally. 

Thanks Andrew I may not be a good judge of that because I don’t know anyone personally who does real estate investingSo my only interaction with other investors is here at bigger pocketsI do think the Internet and YouTube etc are great resources but I think they’ve created a false dream with so many more gurus who make it seem so easy People talk about BRRRR as if it’s a new concept My father gave me $1.99 paper back almost 50 years ago they talked about doing it that way I wish I had actually learned from it lolI do think I’m very blessed in a way because I never found books in the library or any other information about how to flip houses so I would just stumble my way through and never looked at anyone else or any source for easy answers so now to me with the Internet and YouTube it’s just so much easier than it used to be for me personally but it could be just because I have more experience

@Joe S.I wish my answer was different but the answer is yes, I am still dealing with cancer.

Take care and I wish you the very best in your endeavors! 

Maybe something you wished you would have known or something that has brought you success?