For example, if your total cost for all furnishings (not just the major stuff...all of it) amounts to your total net profit for years 1-3, I think you have a bad investment, in part because most of your furnishings have a lifespan of just 1-3 years.

Start today, but patiently wait for the big results.  

Even better if I can sit down with a builder and get started on funding and blueprints.This meta-strategy will use all the above strategies:1. house hacking: house will be built from scratch to maximize rent/room, while having a family unit/ADU for my family to live in one year2. costseg/STR: the building will be built from scratch to maximize bonus depreciation.

For me it’s totally worth it to cash out refi in 3 months and get all my cash back out vs doing delayed financing and leaving $50k in the deal.

I am starting out in the rental real estate investment space and considering Section 8 rentals - not necessarily limited to any specific city (would appreciate suggestions).

Does anyone have a few affordable skip tracing software's to start out with?

Start your real estate investment journey with Brandon Turner's "The Stack" method, starting with small multifamily properties and gradually moving to larger ones.

So we'll see if the numbers start to pick up.

What’s the best way to get started using BiggerPockets?

Rented it for a few years then slowly started making updates to increase rent.