Your experience as a data analyst, real estate agent, and present property owner puts you in a strong position for success.Good luck!

I would like to scale my business by using OPM Strategy. 

What our team at Gold Star Mortgage does is help people like that navigate the whole homebuying journey, take the worry out of timing the market, and just help advise them on different financing strategies for their situation so they can relax and focus on the more important things in their lives.

They seem to have pretty solid auction data.

If the deals have enough fat in them, then I think that this could be a solid strategy, and I would then manage the property for my friend going forward, so that he just receives passive income. 

But with the right mindset, strategy, and connections, it can also be incredibly rewarding.I'm glad to hear that you're considering Roanoke Virginia as a potential location for your first investment.

Our plan is to add value through reno or sq footage, in hopes to repeat the process in the future. 1st Home Purchase Strategy Inquiry-From the other forum posts in the OC area that I've read, it seems investors are more into fix and flips, but when it comes to rentals it's out of state.

Everything is relative and your job as an investor is to discover where your personal finances, strengths and weaknesses are and build a strategy based upon those facts.

I am interested in REI and primarily trying to understand different strategies related to buying my first investment home.

Pick a strategy, learn as much as you can about it, commit, and don't give up.