I'm new to real estate investing, and obviously I hear a lot about wholesaling being a good and cheap way to start/break into rei.

Good afternoon fellow investors.Let me begin with the disclaimer that my rental unit is located in an area of Miami, FL where the expectations of having a 3 month's rent in a bank account is not realistic for new tenants.

Brian Burke's book, The Hands-off Investor is a good starting point. 

So there is so much more to say than what could be typed so here are some high level things to consider:1.

There are many areas with high cash flow that experience little to no appreciation, and others that may cash flow a couple hundred per month that have potential of appreciation, though the values of those homes are well below national average. 

Yes a lot of people made easy money in the last several year but that was not due to being smart that was due to the market rewarding anybody in the market good deal or bad. 

Hello, I am looking to save money for an eventual down payment on a property for investment purposes. I currently have about $20k in my bank account, I would look to put about 10-15k in a HYSA, and deposit monthly. My...

This is good pay for them. 

I have baseboard heating in here… very high monthly bills in the Winter to heat, some months up to $600.

I can not say enough good things about them!