New Member from Philadelphia!

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Hey everyone!

I'm a new member who is just getting into the world of REI and looking for my first deal in the Philadelphia area. Been listening to BP for some time now and finally decided to get on here! A little about myself and my situation--

My family has a commercial construction business located in West Chester, PA that does work throughout the mainline. We are now looking to invest in some real estate with the goal of diversifying our business and eventually doing bigger development projects. I will be spearheading our dive into real estate, but will have financial backing in the form of our construction business. At the same time I am looking for a place to house hack an hopefully cover my mortgage. It may end up that I do some combination of this where I live at the investment project as it is being renovated and oversee everything. Areas of interest include Fishtown, Olde kensington, Brewerytown, and Fairmount/ Art museum but I am always open to exploring other options. Currently trying to find a balance between buying a place that I can fix up and make my own and a place that we can make a profit on. Not sure if it will be one project or two but hoping you all can help! looking forward to learning as much as I can in the coming months and eventually contributing as well.