Thought I'd introduce myself finally after poking around here for a month. My name is Jason Noah Choi and I'm an iOS engineer for a media company in New York. I'm easily distracted so I make a more conscious effort to really focus; and boy, I've really been focusing on real estate in my spare time when I'm not building apps.

Story time: I moved to NY six months ago from San Francisco, and I'm currently renting in Bedford-Stuyvesant. I discovered that my landlord owns a number of multi-families on my block; so I did the math, and wow, these numbers are outrageous. Having allowed this to sink in, my mind is at ease and I know exactly how I want to live the rest of my life. I am going to be a real estate investor.

Because I work downtown, I have my sights set on initially owner-occupying a 2-4 family in Brooklyn, Bronx, or Jersey City. Having already signed up for PRO [@Brandon Turner , you sneaky good salesman, you :) ], I've been analyzing many properties I find on Zillow and Realtor using the rental property calculator. I'm saving as much as I can for a down payment and exploring additional finance options; still, I'm curious if anyone has any experience using an FHA or FHA203K in any of these cities?

I've done a good amount of research and it does seem like these are not the easiest options around considering the types of deals in these parts of town.

I'm lucky to have awoken a new passion and hobby, and it's amazing to read all of the posts on here. I've gained so much by reading through posts, blogs, attending webinars, and listening to the podcasts. I know there are multiple ways to build a real estate empire; it is inspiring, getting to learn the many creative ways the fine people of the bigger pockets community are growing their businesses. This community has already given me so much and I can't wait to give back.

Jason Noah Choi

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Just saying Hi from Brooklyn, New York

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