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[Donnie Young]

Hi  my name is Donnie and im located in Greenville sc. I am looking to become a real estate investor.Right  now I am lining up my finances and educated my self on realestate.I have a full time job and a-1 credit. The house I live is paid for and im in the process of opening a line of credit on it and use that as capital to invest. my plans are to get a bank loan for maybe a duplex or multi family unit as my primary residence and rent them out.any got any input on how I should go about this or any different ideas?