I bought my first deal back in 2018 and it went quite well.  I still own the property to this day.  I had planned to buy a new deal each year, but life took off (in a good way).  I got married and had kids!  I'm now finally able to get back to acquiring properties.  I hope some people can relate to this!  I'm definitely a buy-and-hold investor and still focusing on small multi-family.  However, I'm starting to warm to small commercial multi-family or single-family homes.   Basically, wherever the numbers work.  I'm also really considering long-distance investing to take advantage better markets since I live in Chicago.  There are deals in Chicago, but the legal environment can be challenging as it's a bit more tenant-friendly.