These were Class B / B+ long-term rentals in Grand Rapids suburbs (not Class C).The goal was stable tenants, lower management friction, and predictable cash flow rather than max yield.

I even find myself analyzing MLS deals for hours during class or when I could be playing video games instead; that's how much I enjoy real estate.If you were 14 again in my situation, what steps would you take to reach financial freedom and possibly acquire that childhood 10-acre property?

I dont know that market very well but, pick your poison, bigger metropolitans have more professionals to reach out to.

There, you can pick up B and C-class multifamily with real positive cash flow, strong Section 8 or market rents, and plenty of value-add opportunities.

Pick an asset class, a market and a strategy so you are not just hungry but focused.

So, if that is a "solid class C" in your opinion what would you actually label a "not-so solid class D??"

Ideally, I’m targeting a light-to-cosmetic rehab property in a Class B neighborhood.

If you target Class C, you better be prepared emotionally & financially for plenty of challenges.You can find Class B properties in the Midwest to BRRRR, but it will take more digging and YOU will need to understand how to analyze & identify them - because a lot of agents, wholesalers, PMCs, etc. will try to sell you Class C or D misrepresented as Class B:Many of them don't know/care what Class the properties are, so they're incompetent.Others know exactly what they are doing, so should be labeled as crooks!

If you target Class C, you better be prepared emotionally & financially for plenty of challenges.You can find Class B properties in the Midwest to BRRRR, but it will take more digging and YOU will need to understand how to analyze & identify them - because a lot of agents, wholesalers, PMCs, etc. will try to sell you Class C or D misrepresented as Class B:Many of them don't know/care what Class the properties are, so they're incompetent.Others know exactly what they are doing, so should be labeled as crooks!

You don't have to pick one or the other.