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Hi everyone, I discovered Bigger Pockets about 6 months ago, and I've been lurking and learning ever since. I had a failed attempt at what I now know to be house hacking back at the beginning of 2016 with a duplex in Mansfield, MA that taught me quite a bit of the difference between buying a home to live in and o home to invest in and I was hooked, even though that particular property didn't pan out. I live south of Boston but my particular area is a little too hot for me right now so I've been looking at other areas. I found an interesting area in Albany that appears to have decent sales prices and activity recently. I'm eager to get in contact with an Albany real estate agent and a real estate lawyer. Anyone have any recommendations?
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Jonathan Safa , I'll review my old emails and gather up my numbers and make a post. I agree I learn through others failures as well.