Mostly because of the barrier to entry is several million dollars.

Mostly because of the barrier to entry is several million dollars.

The same is true for books, but the barrier to entry to take in a podcast is much lower than reading a book.I need constant reinforcement as opposed to a one time learning.

The low barrier to entry there makes it attractive, and having a trusted contractor on your team is a huge advantage for flips and rentals.

If a property is physically a duplex but zoned single-family (RSF-3), it could present issues with permits, insurance, financing, or future resale.

You’d reduce your living expenses, gain experience managing tenants, and buy at a time when you're actually in the market physically, giving you better control and options.In my opinion you’re thinking about all the right things, so trust your gut and enjoy the process!

Even in a mediocre market, if you have a great agent and a great PM, you will outperform a great market with a mediocre PM and agent.That's also why I think it makes no sense to invest in 17 different markets: you don't know much about any of them, you have to build a network of people in every market, the law is different in every State and it's physically/economically impossible to visit any. (1-4 units anyway, large commercial is different). 

If people can't access the site without disabling anti-virus, etc. it's a barrier.

@Alexandra Isenhour   We're a nationwide firm with several physical offices throughout the U.S.

Telling someone "I'll do anything" puts the burden on them to figure out what you should do and is one more barrier to entry for you.