I have spent a lot of money letting contractors supply materials only to find out they mark them up 20+% because they went and got them - you should do that yourself - there's a lot of education to be had in procuring materials.Lots of good content on youtube about MH remodeling - check out Drews Mobile Home Repair channel. 

Good luck and get educated!

So I decided on a goal to buy a multi family duplex tri or quad, live in one and rent out the othersRight now I'm trying to save as much money as I can and educating myself about real estate, listening to BP podcasts about multifamily, audiobooks, asking questions etc. etc. anythingI'm looking for more inspiration so I was wondering if you guys can share your experience starting out with rental properties. 

I don't know if there is such a way to quickly educate yourself on all the things a GC must know.

Good luck and get educated!

I am in process of buying my second home which I plan to move into.We first bought our first house in 2012 for low 200's in suburbs of Nashville TN.Now the house is worth 440k.Balance on mortgage is 162k.The second home will be a new build in 500k range.My husband makes about 85k per yr.I want to start off investing in reral estate to have a cushion for kids education and retirement.At this point,our lender mentioned that hubby will be approved for  500k mortgage at 3.125% with 10% down.Provided the present home also rents out and we have a lease of 1 yr signed.We have all this set up.He also mentioned we can look into heloc.How do we do that.I have no idea about it and dont want to do it ignorance.I also plan to buy another home for investment asap after we move into second home.I am a SAHM and will be for quite some time.Any advice?

This is a great place for education and networking.

EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!

I don’t have any money and have a lot of educational debt. 

I doubled down on my REI education, started networking, and went 100% into wholesaling.