In real estate, every deal needs time, money, or experience — if you don’t have the last two yet, lean hard into putting in the timeA few practical moves that help a lot early on:• Start attending local RE meetups and investor events — relationships create opportunities faster than anything else.• Offer value to active investors (helping with D4D, tenant turnovers, open houses, admin work, etc.).

New construction requires thoughtful planning — draw schedules, timelines, and exit strategies all matter.Having lending aligned with the build process reduces friction and keeps projects moving forward.Open to discussing construction scenarios and best practices.

Go to practical machinist & the other forums....if you're going to give them away, make rigging and drainage part of it.

Misunderstanding practical reality of escrow management. 5.

And will try 3% appreciation as I'm practicing running numbers, and consider going a little further out of the city. 

Bad business practice in my mind, but a nuance I'll remember for the next time.I'm excited for this.

.• Vendors no-showing and pointing fingers• Owners blaming the coordinator when the repair itself fails• Gray area liability when something goes wrongIn practice, this is why most property managers bundle maintenance inside full management.

Great post thanks1) Time2) Practical Experience (Getting Up and Riding Again after dumping the bike at a corner)3) Mistakes4) More Time5) or pay someone "one on one" to avoid the mistakes and cut the time considerablyThere are books, youtube and Real Estate meet ups, where you will get most of the stuff you need.  

It is still full of practical tips, great forms and ideas and corny humor. 

The HOA becomes, in practice, the real landlord, while the owner simply carries the financial burden.There is a saying I hear often among Cubans in Miami: "We escaped the tyranny and communism of Castro only to end up under something even worse, the HOA".