New here! Looking for advice and maybe some stories to read.

[Christopher Brown]

Hi every one! I’m new here and am looking into investing in real estate and hopefully my own business one day, but I’ll stick to just talking about real estate here. First off maybe it would be easier to read about others success stories so if there is a way I could be pointed in the right direction that would be great. I do have some questions and ideas of my own though so I’ll just ask away. Is it better for me to buy within my state or is it possible to find a good deal on a house any where in the country and still be able to afford/maintain it? Also, I was thinking to get my foot in the door I would start with a 1 family home, within the 80-120k range. The reason behind this is because I would be able to come up with the 20% down much easier and avoid paying PMI here in Rhode Island. That’s it for now, thanks in advance for any advice given!