I also sign up for the respective Chamber of Commerce and attend monthly ( every other ) events to meet local business people.

Nascar is just down the street, think "It's Bristol Baby" with many racing events and Holiday Lights tour, concerts and the first ever MLB game in the state of TN.

It’s called 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧.https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/first-to-a-million I also run a networking group for young aspiring/beginner investors (between 15 and 26 years old), and one of the things we do is have a few Zoom meetings every month.

I’m hoping to meet some agents, contractors, property managers, anyone that’s investor friendly and knows the game.

Real estate is lucky to have you both in the game now!

We just had a meeting with Zillow because we have some rentals sitting for more than 90 days on the market.Zillow told us we have the BEST RESULTS FOR ANY RENTALS IN MICHIGAN!

If so, it may make sense to look for a job in that field to gain experience on how to learn the ins and outs of the game such as evaluations, funding/lending and operations.

It's a numbers game.

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Same for 2-years of job/income stability.Tenant Default: 10-20% probability of eviction or early lease termination.Section 8: Class C rents usually meet program requirements, proper screening still recommended.Vacancies: 10-20%, depending on market conditions and tenant screening.Cashflow vs Appreciation: Should cashflow immediately, at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.Class D Properties:Tenant Pool: Majority of FICO scores under 560, little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, but should have no convictions/evictions in last 12 months.