I couldn’t agree more about learning the market. When I was buying investment property, I must have looked at 500 sets of units. I knew the pros and cons and when I found just the right one, I knew it instinctively. Immediately upon walking into each of the buildings that I bought, I just knew. Ones that I thought were great in the beginning weren’t really that great in hindsight.
Get your education first then leap. Make a game of it and look at lots of houses. You’ll know when the right one comes along.