Newbie Here, wanting to put myself out there!

[Amanda M Laird]

So I’m new to bigger pockets (my first post so far!) I’ve been diving into real estate books and listening to podcasts since last October. I have two houses that have about $200k equity in each of them. One is a vacation rental and the other is my personal. I’ve put a ton of sweat equity into both, and am wanting to cash out and use that money to invest as a down payment for a multi family apartment complex.  

While we finish fixing up my house, and work on selling both I want to use that time learning as much as possible and looking into the best markets even if that means out of state. Is there any websites or forums or books....anything that has information on how to find the best places to invest in? I’ve heard the grant cardone interviews on a couple different podcasts and love his philosophy and want to dive into a larger unit complex...but definitely want to learn more and do more due diligence before I do. Any tips or suggestions would be ammmmazing!

Shout out to any fellow Oregonians :-) Im over on the coast in lil ol Seaside!

[Amanda M Laird]

@Tom Ott, @James Wise, @Darren Finney  Thanks for the welcome!

@John Thedford  Thats awesome!  keep up the great work!  Florida would be a great place to invest in and I  hope to get into that market someday! Hope this year continues to go well for you!

@Joe Sanada I get what you mean.  I know there are a million different opinions to an unseeingly ending amount of questions one has in the beginning.  I know I need to sit down and figure out an exact strategy and then go look for it.....its just hard getting the proverbial ball rolling at the beginning...knowing what direction to head in a sea of options.  If I find the magic market ill be sure to let you know ;-)

@Robert Ellis  I haven't looked yet but Id like to start looking and Ohio might be one of the states I'm interested in!  Once I get to that stage of diving more into a market Ill be sure to reach out and let you know!  Thanks again for your help.

@Curtis Rouse Jr  That sounds like a great start, Ill definitely be messaging you and picking your brain some more if you don't mind :-)  @Ali Boone you too!

Thank you to everyone.  I'm so excited to utilize BP and network.  Everyone is incredibly friendly and helpful, so thanks for taking the time to comment on my post!