Purchase price: $1,870,000 Cash invested: $300,000Offering a sliver of ocean view from upstairs, plus an ideal setting conveniently close to the area's most popular shops and restaurants, there's plenty to love in this location.

I am 29, single, employed, have ample savings, a full VA loan, and am pre approved for 550k, and looking within an hour of the dc metro area, ideally Harford county MD due to the good schools and military bases near by. 

Anyone have any recommendations for any of the following:-Local fix/flip mastermind groups or general real estate investing groups-Reputable hard money lenders with a good reputation - ideally one that has reliable contractor references-Fix/flip friendly contractors-Fix/flip friendly agent that has hyper-local market knowledge of North Dallas markets-Wholesalers worth talking to

Ideally i’d like to do something similar with Airbnb but that wouldn't be until I’m in more of a vacation like area. 

A lot of the food/bar scene is centralized in downtown Denver, so it's not ideal. 

I'm looking for multi-family (ideally a fourplex) in Fresno, CA around $350K.

I know people say that, and it is ideal, but it is difficult, especially in growing markets.

Ideally they would arrange to meet the tenant when they moved out to get the keys and make sure it is secure. 

You picked the wrong kind of property to start in as a 3/3.1 townhouse is not ideal for room hacking and is more residential in nature which is why you should sell it and take the proceeds and deposit money and look for a two-family where you and your brother can live in one side and you can full rent the other side - maybe even as a mid-term rental to 2x the rent.

Not ideal having my down payment held for two years without any production but at this point I don’t want to back out.