For those of you who are starting out and want to learn more about real estate depreciation and cost segregation! 

DM me if interested.We have a very active real estate community here from CTREIA and meetups from @Brandon Rush, @Stephanie Cabral, @Devin Peterson, @Ryan Luby in central CT.  

I am searching for my first real estate deal.

Search 'Achieve Real Estate Investors' on Facebook and you will find our page that has all of our meeting details.

I’m based in Atlanta, GA, and currently exploring passive real estate opportunities in the area.

I would try not to tie up any of the principal in down payments.Personally, I had a family member do this same thing, but they used an investment portfolio as the collateral instead of real estate.If you play your cards right, this might be the only short-term money you ever need.Please let us know what you end up doing.

You can also check meetup.com or search Facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area.

5 Tax Mitigation Strategies Every Real Estate Investor Should KnowAs a real estate investor, every dollar you save in taxes is another dollar you can reinvest into growing your portfolio.

I swapped from CapitalOne to Baselane about 6 months ago and it's been highly beneficial to my little real estate biz.

-Legal Protection: A real estate attorney should draft the seller financing agreement to make sure your interests are protected.Final ThoughtsThis might be a pretty awesome first project if you can work out some sort of low-down, seller-financed deal with sweet terms.