I am starting out and planning to make my first RE investment in the Q1 2025.

My only concern to look out for is that things can go 'rural' pretty quickly if you start venturing outside of town, and most lenders are going to put the brakes on financing if the appraisal lists the property as 'rural' (has to do with what they perceive as the availability of future tenants).Watertown, NY - It probably is as good as you believe, but the lending licensing is pretty tricky up there, so its just  bit more difficult to find lenders that operate up there.

., it definitely fights the arguments on re-fis with the appraiser but I'm noticing there's just a liquidity issue that is skewing things.I try to essentially start at the floor and work my way up on the ARV as opposed to seeing the highs and working it down.

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it.We have a 12 page management contract that we've added our real experiences to over the years, with the intent of protecting both us AND the landlord.

The art is in accurately projecting numbers, which is notoriously difficult.Forget complex investing strategies as someone new to RE. 

One of my clients just bought a bizz ( new bizz for him) and the owner stayed on and they are running it together.. its manufacturing and I suspect that more prevalent than RE development.

You may be better served with a market where you would have more purchase options and more margin (equates to less risk).I like San Diego RE.

My favorite ones (as a Contractor) are those like : "How much will it cost to re-wire my entire house?"....."...

Generally, the only widely available pathway into RE investing with low cash is via househacking where you get a primary residence loan with a very low downpayment.

Will refinance if rates go down in the future.