New Investor from Western Massachusetts

[Shane Clark]

Hello BiggerPockets Community,

I am a new investor from Western Massachusetts.  I have been a regular reader and listener of the BiggerPockets resources for the last 6 months and am currently viewing properties in search of my first deal.  I am interested in "House Hacking" into a multifamily unit as my wife and I both work in the public education system and don't have a ton of capital to start investing. I am highly motivated to purchase my first property by the end of June.  I have a modest (and hopefully realistic) goal of acquiring five properties over the next seven years, and ten properties over the next ten years.  I am primarily interested in buy and hold but am actively learning more about flipping and wholesaling as a way to raise capital. With my budget, most of the properties in my price range will need at least a little bit of work.  I am looking to learn as much as I can from this community and will have questions on everything from analyzing properties, potential rehab costs/concerns, working with agents/contractors and getting started as a landlord (although I do have some experience with property management). Anything I am able to learn through the BiggerPockets community in preparation for this first deal, I will be excited to share with other newbies joining this site in the future.

Thanks in advance, I look forward to learning from the expertise of this group.

    - Shane