My name is Jenna and my husband and I are just starting to dip our toes into the real estate world!

Starting to get competitive though for investment properties because of that reason you have more and more people entering the market from out of state.

I’m relatively new to the world of real estate, having started my journey just 2 years ago.

I would look at multifamily meet ups in the area to start.

I also just started working with Penn State Federal Credit Union.  

You can read about the differences here: Cost Segregation Study Approaches ExplainedLet’s first start with what the approaches:Detailed Engineering Approach from Actual Cost RecordsDetailed Engineering Cost Estimate ApproachSurvey or Letter ApproachResidual Estimation ApproachSampling or Modeling Approach"Rule of Thumb" ApproachSo which of these approaches is required by the IRS?

Quote from @Argel Algura: Hey Bigger Pockets Community,A year ago I wrote about rebuilding and starting over in life and considering real estate investing as a path (see post here: "Bad credit, minimal cash and starting over in life . . .

Here's a good starting point: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/what-to-ask-a-real-estate... 

Honestly, it seems like you’ve got more skin in the game than I do since I’m just getting started as a bird dog, but I really admire your approach.I think your focus on tax-efficient strategies and building a reliable team is spot on.

We're starting to see more HELOCs and 2nd mortgages on investment properties nowadays.We deal with pretty much only real estate, investors and self-employed borrowers.send me a direct message and I'll get you a little bit more information.