We like to have a two year flip going along with other flip projects, to take advantage of the two year rule as often as we can. 

Jeremiah, here's my advice in a five-year plan so A) is patience:Year 1) start a single-member home-business LLC for FREE using bank bonusesYear 1-2) build a 720-800 FICO for FREEYear 1-3) season the LLC for FREE and target a 80 PAYDEXYear 1-4) save some cash by cutting back for a few yearsYear 4) study 10,000 properties for FREE and build a teamYear 5) target a small starter commercial project (4 units or more)using the LLC PAYDEX and 800 FICO when it's a buyer's marketrelying on good financials for the property more than your job6) rinse and repeat and SKIP RESIDENTIAL!!!

Be prepared to have the tough, uncomfortable discussions.

@CJ DeBerg I'm assuming you're not looking to do a value-add project for your first rental if you're looking to buy a newer property, so there, my advice would be to figure out your entry point of cost and what your appreciation target is and how long you want to hold it to hit it.

Hey BP!So it has been way to long since I posted anything since I started my real estate journey last June. It began when I bought a Cabin just outside of Gatlinburg and started using it as a V/R though Airbnb. Since ...

Either another live-in-flip or a brrrr project. 

I have a good plan for the funds that will allow me to earn a greater amount of cash flow (building an ADU at my primary) and I am excited to start work on that project.

Tough question.  

Starting out in the business as you know can be tough with making money.

Before I get started, I should mention that my dad has developed and rehabilitated nearly a hundred affordable housing projects over the years.