Fannie Mae's reduction of the down payment requirement for 2-4 units to just 5% for conventional is a game changer and has allowed house hacking to be more attainable.

The BiggerPockets forums are a treasure trove of information—take advantage of it by asking specific questions as you progress in your journey.Plan for the Long Term: Multi-family investing is a long-term game.

Hey @Enrique Mendez - I am new to the real estate game as well (still in the personal finance organization stage), but I have read Real Estate Rookie and it provided some great nuggets of wisdom to get started.

Waiting for rate drops is not my idea of playing the game in a smart manner. 

We don't allow access to our garage as we have a lot of stuff for the house stored there, but having some cool game area in there or more storage would be nice.

I’m new to the rental game as I’m sure my question shows my newbie status. 

So what happens in the 4th quarter of the game (Sept. 18th) when the FED decides to not cut rates?

That said, I wouldn't advise someone to get into the game if the goal is short term cash flow unless they were super savvy. 

When you're new with no experience, It will be extremely hard to find anyone that will go into business with you if you have no skin in the game, and you don't know enough buyers and sellers to be an efficient wholesaler. 

Hi everyone,I recently moved to Ann Arbor from NYC - very excited to be here!  Really interested in networking and deciding what types of things to get involved with in the local market.  Considering airbnb's downtown...