create a plan ONCE you understand your goals and objectives... you might find they change the more you learn about what type of investing you want to do or more important the type you don't want to do...

Two types of upfront costs:- Before Closing:  Only thing that should be charged here is an appraisal, and most of the time this gets paid directly to the appraisal company, not the lender. 

So lesson learned- now rifi, move on, and next time get an inspection and/or add language in your contract that addresses this type of potential issue.

Knowing the type of property and tenant you’re looking for can narrow your search criteria to certain types neighborhoods.

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what type of lien are you filing ?

Matt, I have a plan for three types of investing.

hey Diego welcome to the forumI think the best advice would be to shadow somebody doing the type of RE investing you want to get into., Maybe offer to help out or work for free on part of the deal to get some experience?

I like the Lowe overhead I have with these types of properties.

There are pro's and con's for both and it is just going to depend on which property type is going to align best with your long-terms goals.