Mornings from this side of East Africa,am emmason,so you talked about books, videos,, definitely that's how we all start,,am a starter too,,still finishing up my real estate course... along said videos,,did you mean podcasts,,cause I got the best to recommend!!!!!!!

On the flip side, going out of state opens more opportunity but adds risk—you’ll need reliable property management, strong systems, and confidence in analyzing markets you don’t live in.A middle ground might be to widen your radius a bit beyond that one-hour mark and see if nearby metros offer better numbers.

I will say, most places in PCB, if they have an assessment are already in the middle of it so it shouldnt be a surprise.

Generally, isn't property used as residential worth less if it is in the middle of commercially zoned property?

Hey Austin, I also live in Gilbert with my family and I'm following the same plan as you: Acquiring good investments in the east valley. 

Dallas duplex market vs. your budgetDuplexes in Dallas proper often run higher than $400k, especially in hot submarkets (East Dallas, Bishop Arts, etc.).But if you look just outside (Garland, Mesquite, Arlington, parts of Irving), you can still find duplexes closer to that price point.Most will not be “fully turnkey” at $400k — which actually works in your favor since you’re planning light cosmetic upgrades.2.

That whole East Coast market is great for these two.Commercial versus Residential Real Estate:Before I talk about the next strategies you need to understand the difference in Valuation Approaches for Commercial versus Residential real Estate. 

-Current VA loan Usage -Down payment available -not sure what to do… -East of Reno I have the major steps down but I don’t know where to start or how to execute them, have draft rental agreements, home not available to rent for a few months but I have cash to put on down payment for something else but don’t know if I should or dump it into the house for backyard remodel and paying mortgage early to refinance when rates are better to get better profit/cash flow.

Purchase price: $13,100,000 323 East 19th Street is a 38-unit rental building located in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park neighborhood.

Then lock the rules into the TIC agreement so you don’t have to renegotiate in the middle of a surprise roof leak.