With inventory tight and rates mixed, some investors pick up existing deals, others go ground-up.We’ve funded both ends: new builds and acquisitions.Which side are you favoring this year and why?

The key is working together to come to a resolution to get to work- not play the blame gameWith RTR - if something happens like this, they are there to work with you.

Hey Gabriel, I haven’t personally used PadSplit, but from what I understand, it’s designed to handle a lot of the day-to-day management for you, which is why it can appeal to out-of-state investors.

Quote from @Yuanmo Lei: Hey everyone — I’m a techie and small investor designing a tool to make deal analysis less painful for people like us.I’d love to learn from you:- How do you currently find and analyze your properties?

If you played it safe your entire life you will not get very far.

I wanted to grab the experienced investor's thought process of which is a good entry market to start in if you are starting from 0 properties and $50,000, and eagerly wanted to work your way up and why.Houston - Has inventory, no state income tax, and has better quality houses for cheaper.

August used to be a decent month, but last 2 years it has been deadsville, which is followed by 2 more solid months of deadsville in September & October.

And with that gain greater efficiency, which that efficiency will = $$$$. 

@Erwin McClain i'm still not sure I'm following, but if you've got two options, one of which is clearly better and all you have to do is submit some paperwork, go with that option 😃

It makes managing multiple channels much easier and helps prioritize the highest-potential deals.Curious — what methods have you tried so far, and which have worked best for you?