New Investor from MD (Baltimore Area)

[Steven Colella]

Hey everyone -

Well, here goes! I am eager to join the ranks as a real estate investor and am about to make my first offer in the next week or so. I am currently a renter looking to buy my first primary residence; and of course, as an aspiring investor, plan to house hack instead of purchasing a conventional single family home. My hope is to live in one of the units for 1-2 years before refinancing and going around the block a second time.

As for my professional background, I am involved in economic development with a focus in marketing and events. I am also currently enrolled in a pre-licensure course to become a real estate agent. It is my goal to synergize real estate investing with real estate sales to go out on my own and create a meaningful business opportunity. I am still debating what brokerage(s) to investigate more seriously as a starting point, and am happy to take any insight in that regard.

I currently live in Carroll County, Maryland and plan to stick around for a while with what will hopefully be my first purchase. I understand there is a deal analysis forum, so I will probably post more details on this first prospective deal over there.

In the meantime, any and all advice is welcome and I look forward to connecting with many of you.

Best,

Steven

[Gabriel G.]

@Steven Colella welcome to BP! I too am new and am currently doing the pre-licencing course to become an agent. I think choosing a broker also depends on what type of agent you want to be. Most people want a broker that will offer tons of training in order to be a good salesperson. In my case I just want to hang my license somewhere and get the MLS access. @Russell Brazil is an investor agent and might be able to give some better insight. Either way, good luck investing!