Pittsburgh, PA: Brett Kamin Newbie

[Brett Kamin]

My name is Brett Kamin and I brand new to real estate investing.  I am a transplant to the Pittsburgh area, but have been here since 2014 and bought my personal house in Mt. Washington back in 2015.  I am looking to invest in small multifamily rentals on the side and want to connect with like minded individuals.

Currently my plan is to take the remainder of 2020 to get a better understanding of the market, investing, networking, etc and make my first purchase in 2021.  My first thoughts on where I want to invest would be Mt. Washington, Dormont, Carnegie, South Side, or Beechview.

Any tips or advice is greatly appreciated.  I look forward to connecting and meeting in person soon!

[Jeremy Taggart]

@Brett Kamin good move making sure you educate yourself on real estate and the local market prior to jumping in. You see too many people diving into the deep end without knowledge or proper guidance along the way and getting burned. Learning the local market is critical here since there's so many street by street neighborhoods. I'm a fan of multi units here though too we have a decent amount of them and numbers are great. Once you are familiar with the different areas/rents/home prices then you'll have a much better idea of what actually makes a good deal when you go to buy. Keep tabs on zillow for rent prices too in the different areas, that'll help you know what market rents are for running numbers. Rentometer is decent too depending on the makeup of the area.