I rent as well and I don’t want to be a harsh landlord. 

I will be in a position to put a down payment on a apartment in the next year, and I’m trying to learn everything I can about them before I pull the trigger.

Just keep moving forward in educating yourself so you feel confident once you have the money to put down onto a deal you will be ready to pull the trigger when an opportunity presents itself.Best of luck 

I'm curious - did you end up pulling the trigger on any syndications? 

It would behoove both you and your investors to know that taxation is different for a long-term "vanilla" rental vs a rental in which substantial "hotel-like" services are offered.Usually most AirBnB can avoid the substantial services, but it's good to check in with your tax CPA/EA before you pull the trigger.

Hello Fellow BP'rs,I wanted to throw this topic out into the crowd and see how it surfs.I've been thinking of reasons why people get excited about investing in real estate, but get stuck in analysis paralysis and never pull the trigger, as I, myself, have just as much trouble with this as the next investor.There are obviously numerous, individual barriers that each person must figure out how to overcome: not enough initial capital, no connections, not enough knowledge to where they feel comfortable moving forward, etc, etc.

I would spend at least a year or two educating yourself before pulling the trigger. 

We are scoping out deals in Arkansas and are getting closer to pulling the trigger.

That turned out to be the most important decision, because I had many folks later talking about how they had many opportunities during the same time frame, but they kept looking and picking but never pulled trigger.

Congrats on pulling the trigger on your first one at 19.