I recently took a leap of faith and invested in a mentorship program with Tom Zeeb and his Total Traction Real Estate Mentors program.

The outer boroughs—Bronx, parts of Queens, maybe Staten Island—are where people tend to have the most success, usually with multi-families.

Here is my list of the most dangerous real estate related investments for the “non professional” investor lacking direct knowledge  and experience in these investments 1.

Where to get the most recent and accurate data for things like:Unemployment dataPopulation growthJob diversity and top employers in the areaVacancy rates (eg huduser.org)Property taxes and jnsurance costsI saw bp pro and reventure and a bunch of other websites provide some of this data, but i wonder how accurate and recent it is.

I have some of the required funds in a HYSA, but will most likely need to draw from another account and I'm curious which method is the most efficient in terms of taxes/capital gains, penalties, loan repayments, etc.Based on my previous transactions in the market, I estimate ~$45k cash to close: $20k for the down payment, $15k for closing costs and prepaids, and $10k of starting reserves.

I'm curious, to investors in NYC, where have you been able to find the most success?

I've been reading how the PNW is the worst place to invest. Unfortunately, I live in the dead center of it. If you had to pick a market in the PNW to invest in a long-term rental, where would it be? Especially, if thi...

In the professional opinions and experiences of the investor community, what place in WA state would you invest in a Long term rental?If you live in WA state, would you pick your local WA state market over an out of s...

The most recent numbers I pulled for Sherman and Denison SFH shows that the avg DOM for leases are right around 50.I hope this helps!

This is a family property for which I will be paying 3/4 of the most recent assessment value.