What markets would you suggest looking at?

I'm a first-time homebuyer looking to start my real estate investing journey and would appreciate some advice.

Purchase price: $675,000 Cash invested: $250,000 Country estate with 2 houses.

I'm happy to share my experience with this market if you'd like to message me to set-up a call. 

For sure AI follow up, re-engagement, and appointment setting is a huge trend coming into the real estate industry across the board. 

Additionally, in the past six months, I’ve reviewed about 45 multifamily properties (ranging from 10 to 80 units) for my real estate private equity firm.

Being a broker in Western Washington and an investor in Tacoma, I completely understand the challenge of getting started in this market.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

What we found was only one other person contracted under $200 per square foot for clients and they also built within the city of columbus. the numbers have a much higher premium the closer you get to downtown. if you can't get the numbers to work my recommendation would be to get closer to downtown. we do build to rent development and single family home development and every line item is broken out. on the triples we have to build exterior staircases etc there are some things you can't really understand unless you build a lot. hope that helps but no one is going to build you for 110 a square foot. the lowest cost homes in our market at cost without a profit barely dip into 140 a square and we are in one of the cheapest construction markets and states in the country. 

Online search engines and an amazing real estate agent, who is still a good friend; she understood our needs and actively worked with us to find a family friendly neighborhood closer to work.