All Forum Posts by: Daniel Becker

@Joe Funari Thank you for the reply and the advice! I'm focused on building up the down payment now and trying to identify a good market(s) to invest in at the moment. I live in a very rural area in the northeast and most of the markets within an hour of me are primarily class C and D neighborhoods with reputations for drug and crime problems (as well as my own hometown unfortunately) so I will probably look to long-distance investing as I get started. It's helpful just to see posts from people like yourself who have made it past the first steps I need to get through.

Thanks for replying, I appreciate it!

I'm currently saving up for a decent down payment on a property and have $12,000 saved so far. I'm wondering for those of you who have gotten a few deals in, how did you start once you had the money? Did you have people like a real estate agent, contractors, bookkeepers, a CPA, and all of those other roles already on your "team" or did you just purchase the first property and find people for those roles as you went? Thanks for any replies!

Hello everybody! I'm a 30 year old who lives in the small town of Bennington VT. I'm working towards saving enough for the down payment to buy my first long-term rental in my town by the end of 2025. I'm extremely nervous about starting in real estate but I want to provide more for my family and buy more freedom for myself and think this is the vehicle to do it with. I'm looking forward to hearing other people's stories and learning from everyone and maybe contributing something worthwhile myself someday.