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New investor taking action from Columbus, OH
Hi everyone!
I have been researching (listening to a TON of BP podcasts, reading the forums, audio books, etc) and learning over the past couple months and have decided it is time to take action and begin my journey real estate investing.
I am interested in buy and hold real estate - I want to to take advantage of cashflow and begin building my portfolio today! I am currently looking at the Columbus market and am very interested in Dayton as well, although location is really not a factor for me - I will go where the deals take me.
If you have any tips, tricks or guidance that could help someone learning as they go, I would greatly appreciate it! I can't wait until I can contribute what knowledge I have to help make the path easier for others.
I am looking forward to being a part of such a wonderful community!
Vincent
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hello @Vincent Wood, glad to see you joined the real estate journey. We have turn key properties in Toledo, Dayton, Cincinnati, Middletown etc. If you are looking for advice, I suggest finding and following @Engelo Rumora wherever he is at the moment (podcasts, social media, catch up on "yellow ladder tips" and read his blogs)He is very well versed in getting deals every where from Ohio to Australia. He reinvented the real estate game in Toledo Ohio and continues to be a trail blazer, constantly thinking outside of the box and finding solutions where others only see issues.
Hope this will help you!