New Investor to Quad City Area (Illinois & Iowa)

[Gregory Wagner]

Good Afternoon BP!

I am new to the investing game, started out listening to podcasts and reading up on REI earlier this year. I found out about BP through someone I knew from college and have been lucky enough to go to my first REI meeting this past Wednesday. I currently work Mon-Fri 7am-5pm and try to dedicate time to educating myself in the car (podcasts) as well as in the evenings (reading). Recently, I have been interested in investing in a duplex or triplex to house hack, but have struggled with best practice for finding houses.

What can I be doing to increase my knowledge and begin to feel more confident in finding my first rental property? Are there other/better ways to look for property than Zillow, Trulia, etc?

The forums and tools in BP have been a great help so far.

Thank you,

Greg Wagner