First time buyer/Investor : Looking to purchase in Pittsburgh, Ohio, or Atlanta area

[Tyler Fitzpatrick]

Hello everyone, I'm excited to be joining the BiggerPockets community as a first-time buyer and investor! I'm CURRENTLY based in Atlanta and eager to begin my real estate investing journey looking for a House hacking opportunity in the Pittsburgh, Ohio or Atlanta Markets.

Goal: Live for free/Mitigate living expenses

Timeline: Within next 6 months (or ASAP)

Financing: FHA, 0% down, or open to Conventional if necessary

Cash on hand : around $20k (additional accessible if necessary)

Buy Box:

-Ideally Around 200k

-Duplex or more
-Ideally turnkey OR under ARV

-Emerging area

-near public service, attractions, schools, hospitals, or university

Currently Looking for

-financing preapproval (brokers)

-agent

-title officer

-general guidance

-ect

If anyone has any information or direction, please feel free to reach out and share your insights or advice on getting started in one of these market. Thank you for welcoming me to the BiggerPockets community, and I'm excited to be on this journey!

[Simon Ashbaugh]

Definitely look into columbus and cleveland. If you can swing a house hack in columbus under 200k you'd be sitting pretty good i think. Happy to discuss more