Source of income matters.

There are expenses and repairs that you'll want to check into and keep track of, and if you're home is still your primary residence it may also be a source of stress as well.

@Jason BrownYou can source for private Money Investors to fund your deals, but they usually would require you to have a skin in the deal.

If this were an idea solely just for a new living environment, I'd look for a cheaper deal in where your roommates will pay off everything. 

My goal would be able to invest as my main source for income.

Is it recommended to use a crm like propstream or flipster what is your take?
to find problems and stack them for marketing?

They're hard to come by at the moment with the prices, but I'm keeping my eyes open and I'm in no rush since I have other income sources. 

In the long run, you can definitely make money when your investments rise 10% in a year but I prefer to do the cash flow play as my preferred source of investment. 

@Luke DavisWith the so many metrics thrown around on BP, some are straightforward some are not, and still others are often misunderstood (i.e. cap rate being the most misunderstood), it may help to first identify WHAT can be measured in a real estate investment and then look at HOW they are commonly measured.The four sources of return in rental real estate (i.e.

Schedule C if you a sole proprietor) & you do not have any full-time w-2 employees (i.e. working 1000 hours or more per year OR starting in 2021 500 hours per year for 3 consecutive years) working for your self-employed business or otherwise.2.