You arleady know, it's a long term game.

Credit is just a game.

Some investors are shifting to markets where numbers still work for cash flow, while others are playing the long game with breakeven properties in high-growth areas, banking on appreciation and rent increases.I think it really comes down to your strategy: do you want immediate cash flow, or are you okay trading that for location and long-term equity growth?

Quote from @Ernesto Galindo-Doucette: Real estate investors usually fall into one of two camps: Appreciation-focused – playing the long game, betting on property values to rise over time.

There's a few things you can do right now to be set up for success: First, set your goal, and understand that real estate is the long game (not get rich quick) despite what you might see on Youtube. 

Sharing your 'key to success' and the tool you used could be a game-changer for someone else. why do you use chatgpt to write responses?

Vet sponsors hard: track record across cycles, fee structure, downside scenarios, investor communications, skin in the game, and third-party references.Leveraging those gains into local rentals (especially mid-to-long-term) is a great next move and gives you more hands-on control.

It's not your typical meetup and much more interactive.You can find a list of the events posted on BP here:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...Aside from networking, what's your game plan for real estate and what got you interested in it?

However i've learned a lot of lessons in this real estate game, one being throughly check out contractors, some of them are shady and will give you a good front and and tell you all the things and have referrals, but still without doing proper due diligence, sometimes it can bite you in the butt.

But I've read many versions of the theory that STR / Airbnb has (until recently) been largely an amateurs game.