A monthly survey conducted by the University of Michigan that measures consumer sentiment and inflation expectations has affected yields and offered a data point for predicting Federal Reserve actions.Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)Another factor starting to gain steam in terms of affecting mortgage rates are various regional Purchasing Managers Index reports, which offer a glimpse into the health of the economy.

I heard many successful stories from my past clients that have started doing this a few years back.

Just completed the 90 hours of school for real estate and figured this would be a great place to start networking.

However, it's important to remember this trend started in the not too distant past, and for a very long time before that the norm was separate rooms, so it's not surprising that there are actually considerable disadvantages of open floorplans and advantages of more traditional ones.Opening the kitchen to the rest of the house has to be one of the worst aspects of this trend.

Finally ready to take the plunge and actually start investing in real estate rather than just talk about it, so I upgraded to Pro.I'm focusing on BRRRR single family homes to start and as I do not own my own home, I am looking to house hack for my first deal.Still early in the education process and putting together my team, but excited to progress forward and hopefully connect with local investors.

Being that I work in education, and I am starting from nothing (with some shared debt), I am looking at a house hack. 

That's a better place to start instead of putting all of your eggs into a stranger's basket.

Does anyone here run profitable rentals (long term or short term) and would be willing to share some good locations / strategies on getting started? 

2) I am trying to minimize expenses and explore the possibility of securing a construction loan.

Have a hospitality background after starting and owning my own restaurant and this combines my desire for real estate wealth with my background.