@Joel Santana, look into joining and getting involved with local real estate clubs in your area.

Join a local real estate investor club and gather 30 to 40 names of buyers.

My wife and I were fortunate enough to get a good deal on a duplex before "hacking" became the term.

Home is an hour from my personal home and my GC partner. we were fortunate that our contractors were willing to travel for the work (cost us a bit for travel time) Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

We were fortunate to be able to raise the capital and get great returns for our investors.

Fortunately only selected areas have the minerals required for alumina production.

Fortunately my partner and I were able to sell it but I didn't make any money on it.

@Jarrod KohlMetro Detroit (my rental portfolio is here)Purchase: $80k-$130kRent: $1200-$1500ROI: Double DigitCash flow: couple hundred/monthAppreciation: Double digit (for past 10 years, will gladly send data)Location: C, B- (suburbs and certain markets)We have over a dozen Fortune 500 companies just in Metro Detroit with huge Healthcare and Auto industries.

Maybe someone could make a fortune if they leased it from my friends and then ran it (a kind of arbitrage) as a short term rental/wedding venue?

So let’s get that out of the way.The fact is the so called investment gurus do very little investing themselves but print a fortune selling advice, videos, books and podcasts.