Starting real estate investing as a married 24-year-old

[Joey Keske]

Hello, I am wanting to begin real-estate investing in the St. Pete area and have a few questions that I would like to know more about if anyone is willing to help out. I am new to real-estate investing and want to purchase my first property by the end of this Summer. I am searching into multi-family properties, moving into one unit and renting out the others, then eventually moving out and renting out all units. From your experiences, is there any advice you could give on location within St. Petersburg and the surrounding areas, if this market is in a good spot to jump in, or if it might be better off to wait or go into single-family home investments? Also, are there certain areas I should be searching deeper into within the St. Pete area that tend to be more positive as far as multi-family properties? Would love the insight on how I should get started in this search or if I should go a whole different route from someone who has experience in this line. Also, would love to talk with any of you separately to gain more insight on the area as well as my thoughts.