How active do you want to be in REI?

However, I would love to find a mentor - someone who has done 100+ deals, knows the current market or is actively investing still that I can learn from and bounce questions off of.

The first pillar is avoiding unnecessary and risky activities (don't drink and drive, insurance generally won’t cover your poor decisions) and take good care of your investments - these simple steps will help you prevent lawsuits before they even occur.

But most investors I come across are busy professionals that may end up going for mediocre deals and more "active" work than they intended.

@Steve WintersA lot depends on your personal presence... in general (I’m assuming here) you’d want to be an active buy& hold investor.

I am finally at the point where I can afford (barely) to get into a multi-family home and I'm actively looking between Albany, NY up through Queensbury, NY - though preferably somewhere in the middle.

There are several active meetups in Montreal for Canadians that invest in the US.

I have not done mailers with any consistency, but when I was actively doing so periodically, what worked for me is driving for dollars.

The first pillar is avoiding unnecessary and risky activities (don't drink and drive, insurance generally won’t cover your poor decisions) and take good care of your investments - these simple steps will help you prevent lawsuits before they even occur.

The fact that your neighbors are actively using the road for parking access means there may not be much you can do about it, but might be worth a conversation with the city regarding true ownership as, if it is still your property with no easement, you still may be able to fence it in.