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Hello everyone,
My name is Stephen Burch; I'm a beginner real estate investor. I'm a software engineer for a company called Accenture but I dabbled in underwriting multifamily on the side. Now I'm venturing off on my own in search of building up my own investment portfolio.
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Welcome Stephen! What learning resources have you been studying? What avenue are you wanting to pursue as an investor? Single family, multi family, etc?
There's a ton of experience in this group, so ask lots of questions!
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Hey Stephen, welcome to BP!
Following up from Jeremy, I'm curious what strategies you are interested in.
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@Stephen Burch Good afternoon, I am a Realtor here in Tyler, and would love to connect!
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@Stephen Burch Good afternoon, I am a Realtor here in Tyler, and would love to connect!
I'm open to anything really at the moment. I have my full VA loan to utilize to initiate my investment goal pursuit.
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@Stephen Burch VA loan would be a great tool to use to start your investment journey! Are you open to getting something like a multifamily home and try to house hack?
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Definitely use that VA loan. Especially in this market with a house hack- that is the golden ticket! During Covid it was very hard to use with all the multiple offer situation but it's been better for people in the market I live in. Best of luck!
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