Recently, I have made the decision to wholeheartedly commit myself to this journey.My current plan is to invest in a multifamily home for house hacking in my local area or perhaps a single-family property with an unattached garage or basement that I can convert into an Additional Dwelling Unit .

Lastly, I would start looking for mentorship (if you truly want to go that route) at your local level, like at your local Real Estate Investor Association (REIA). 

I also used my accumulated experience here to start a remodeling company, where I helped local homeowners with their projects What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Daniel, Are you a member of a local real estate investing club?

A diverse set of locales comprise the 20 markets withthe highest availability rates and leasing times for small industrial spaces.The four largest Texas markets, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and SanAntonio, all rank in this group.However, most of these 20 markets with higheravailability rates and longer leasing timelines than most locales still havelimited inventories of small industrial spaces available for lease.

Join your local real estate investor Facebook groups.

Anthony, If you haven't already join a local real estate investing club and start learning from other members who are actually investing in your area.

Research rates for a payroll service for your employee that can handle your federal state and local employment taxes / calculations Know your federal state local and county tax requirements as well as whether you must have workman's comp for the person or not.

I'm a new investor looking to invest in my local Dallas/Fort Worth area, and in Oklahoma City.

I planned to assign this property initially for $115,000, but had a major reality check after talking with a lot of local buyers and was lucky to find one who paid higher than my offer price.