A basic checklist for looking at a deal with discipline before committing money.
Do not overpay just because the listing is cheap.
Rehab, reserves, closing, and time all matter.
A checklist keeps emotion from replacing process.
Reading is step one. Figuring out your first move is step two.
Real estate for people who weren’t born rich and don’t speak Ivy League means learning enough to act without pretending this is easy.
You don’t need to buy anything here. But at some point, you need to start.
