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What would you do with $1000 a month?
So you want to get started with real estate, and have $1000 a month to use for investing. Where would you start?
Wholesaling?
Save it for a down payment?
What strategies would you use?
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I'm not sure what your market is like but $12K after 12 months is a good amount. Lot's of ways to deploy that $$$. I'd use some for education on REI. Books, classes, inexpensive courses, that type of stuff.
It's important to narrow down the area of real estate you like then go after DEALS. So many people get on BP with no direction for investing and ask for advice. It doesn't work unless you have a plan.