Single mother first time home buyer

[Dominique Rucker]

Hello, I'm a 42 yr old travel nurse currently living in the Orlando area. I am ready to settle down here and buy my first house. Through out my travels ive been renting Airbnb's and would eventually like to get into the STR aspect of real-estate. My two adult children and my 11yr old live with me. We all are interested in investing into real-estate but I have to buy a primary residence for us first. Because I need the space for all of us it would make it challenging to house hack. Im planning on using an FHA loan for my first house. What would be the next best steps after I buy my primary residence to scale the quickest? Ive been listening to Bigger pockets for about a year and im ready to take some action! So honored to be here and eager to learn

[Mark Fein]

Hi Dominique,

I agree with others that your first step into real estate should be to purchase a primary residence. Florida offers a "Hometown Heros" program to essential workers, such as nurses. You can use this program in conjenction with FHA or Home Possible. It rolled out in 2022. I am a lender in Florida, if you wanted to DM me for more info.