I would like to get involved in the real estate game but honestly I don't come from a rich family and I really don't have much money to my own name but that should not stop me from what it is that I want to do.

Do you have a relationship with responsive, honest contractors to handle maintenance?

Honestly, this is the best way to ensure you are getting responsible tenants - if they refuse to be a part of the tenant screening process that might be a red flag. 

Honestly I would be satisfied with a duplex to start with as long as it meets the criteria mentioned above. 

Marketplace has been great for traffic and volume (and honestly the traffic supports our website SEO, too), but the quality of the those exploring is predictably lower than the Zillow syndicated sites and other.

I understand that I probably can't get that rate in Minneapolis, but I honestly feel that a full months rent for tenant placement is highway robbery. 

I know based on things I've read, when it comes to investing, it's better to buy older and fix it up, but I honestly know pretty much nothing about houses right now and mostly just want to get started.Would it be better for a noob like me to get a newer house so I have less to worry about, get something older and try to get it fixed up, or get something older and just not fix it?

I’m really suffering from analysis paralysis if I’m being honest.

We've gone through a lot of different cleaners and honestly, this is the most frustrating part of the business.

People with fixed rate / longer duration debt were able to ride out the market turbulence.John This is the viewpoint I'm talking about!