All Forum Posts by: Kyia Raiford

Thank you @Michael Dumler that's really sound advice. I was thinking about doing real estate sales on the side as a sort of part time hustle while I'm in school and working my w-2 but that's great to know. I was going to buy one of Dave Meyer's books and didn't know he had a podcast thank you for the rec!

@Jonathan Greene ooh that's really good to know! I'd honestly like both and it's been difficult to determine which I should focus on. I plan on holding on to my properties long term so equity would be great as well. I'll keep an eye out for that. Thank you for that tip about meetups. I was just curious about how those relationships naturally come about. That's very helpful! 

@Jaycee Greene thank you for the advice! I think I'll be able to afford somewhere between 400-600k. I'm looking for something in between a turnkey and a fixer upper. I want to put some work into it but I don't want to take on too much for my first property.

Hi all! I'm at the very beginning of my REI journey and I would love some guidance on how I can best optimize my planning, research and saving phase (which I'm dedicating 2025 to). I'd like to start off by house hacking a multi-family unit.

A little about me for context: I live in a very expensive market in Rye,NY. I’m in my 20s, 3 yrs into my Finance B.S. and I live at home so my current expenses are very little. My plan for this year is improve my credit, get my real estate license (to increase my income on top of my W-2), possibly career transition into the property management space (to learn more), and save as much as possible and learn as much as I can.

I’d love to house hack close to home but my area is so expensive it seems like it’d be close to impossible. 

I love New England and I’m from the Cary/raleigh area of NC so those are my top locations. I think I want to prioritize cash flow over equity for my first property. I want to become really good at analyzing deals, and determine the markets I should focus on.

Are there any resources aside from this forum (books, journals, news publications, podcasts) that you recommend I use to learn more? I'm not planning on buying until 2026 so where do you go for real estate news and market trends? I'd also love market suggestions and ideas regarding how to connect with others in the REI space outside of the events that BP holds. I'm looking for a local mentor that I can learn from and provide value to so any suggestions on how to find one and pitch myself would be great as well! Thank you for reading :)