Newbie here, looking to network

[Peter Guinto]

Hello all!

My name is Peter, I am a young professional currently residing in the Seattle, WA area. I am brand new to real estate investing and looking to network with people who would be willing to share some advice on their own strategies and journeys. I ideally would love to do a house hack, so any advice here would be greatly appreciated. The only real actionable steps I've taken so far is meeting with a mortgage advisor and networked with some real estate agents, and that's about all. Again, any knowledge sharing would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, everyone! 

[John Barrett]

@Peter Guinto I would suggest you look up local meetup groups on meetup.com and join some of the numerous Facebook groups for real estate investing (there are a lot for the Seattle area).  This will allow you to see what other investors in the local area are doing and make some connections. 

House hacking is a great strategy and will help you get into a place with the least amount of money out of pocket as well as offset your housing expense.  Just remember, no matter how great your plan is, something will go wrong and having reserves sufficient reserves set aside will keep it at the level of problem / annoyance rather than a full on emergency.

Best of luck on your investing journey.

John