I’ve been working with real estate investors for many years, and I’d love to hear more about your goals.

Set a goal of 60 days to educate yourself and dedicate 30-60 minutes per day actually doing it.

Why did you choose to invest in the South and not in Pittsburgh itself?

Have you set new goals for 2025?

 @Raif Jochim without knowing details of each loan, I would almost always choose the primary home.

@James SillsFrom my experience working with investors, transitioning from residential to commercial real estate (CRE) is an exciting and achievable goal with the right foundation.

Private lending could be an option if your goal is "cash flow".

The multi family niche makes this goal possible.Keep pushing.

I love that you have specific goals for 2025 - I believe if we think it, write it, say it, and share it our goals are 10x more likely to come to fruition.Are you able to do option 2 and just house hack a 2-4 unit building and use a renovation loan which allows you to put down 3.5-5%I highly suggest getting to some local chicago meetup groups (we have an in person one on the 17th)...here is BPs list: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...I also have a full list of the chicago meetups that I can share with you too if that'd be helpful.

Findlay is a real oppotunity beause you’ve got a combination of stable job sources, a decent population size, and often lower acquisition costs compared to bigger metros.About choosing an agent..