Sun City has the Hospital where I spent two days a month ago, with the best Hospital food in Hillsborough County.

I am currently still working a W2 FT Salary Job as a District Manager in the Food Industry.- Seeking advice on how to pick and choose how to initially pick your first mentor/team/workplace as a RE newbie.

Your audiuence may be motivated but if your message is just "sell me your house for cash" you are not going to see much traction.If your message is "I have food", and your audience is starving, your message resonates 100% with the pain point your ideal audience is experiencing.I call this "Message Resonance".Message resonance is a concept I have developed to evaluate and visualize how effective your marketing strategy truly is.In the above example you have a 100% message resonance.

One thing I hear people struggle with in shared housing situations is food.

=======Locate the septic feild(s)(s)(s).Have a scientific drinkability test on the tap water for any contaminates.Beware of big (and small) spiders in the basement.9 x 9 tiles are probably asbestos, same for the glue used to hold them down.Wiring and electrical panels may be at end of service life.Florescent lighting may be circa 1960 (I dream of Jeannie) lacking modern non-buzzing startups and be way to many for modern use (electrical hogs).Don't drink any of the water (or even get it splashed on you) without having it tested first.The building may have city water and well combination.Find all abandoned septic fields.Find out if the fire suppression equipment is up to spec with the local fire dept--inspections, types.Without a roof and with many broken out windows insurance may be hard to find.Paint--expect lead (the pealing type) of paint.Assume anything with capacitors-(HVAC, Florescent troffers, Kitchen electric motors, food service garbage disposals, etc.. )-the capacitors are bad--do not turn on until checked by a competent technician.Look for a basement.Look for fallout shelter(s)(s)(s) underground separate from the building (Duck and Cover Turtle era).Look for steam heat system and have it inspected for possible use or demolition.Look for abandoned wells, that may have dried up or were too contaminated to continue use.A phase 1 enviro would have been a good CYA move--you can bet any buyer from you will get one...Pay to have a written professional inspection done of the building to get a consolidated look at the things you will be facing.

Just food for thought.

1) Rome wasn't built in a day... just like a successful RE portfolio. 2) Just like everything in life, you gotta sort through a lot of BS to find a great deal.3) Be objective and don't make fear based decisions.4) Cookie monsters will always say cookie is the best food no matter what..

So I had enough cash flow from the airbnbs to pay for my shelter and food expenses plus I had a good amount in savings before I took the leap of faith.

Use it maybe for food and groceries or something and pay it off every month.

@Jas Raw   Ask some people now if the "pain" is worth it :-) I can't tell you how many people have reached out to me and people I have seen on threads now saying, "Oops, I wish I had that guaranteed money of a Section 8 tenant now because my tenants are not paying me the rent, but the bank still wants their money and as a landlord I still need to put food on the table."