RE is such a local game so knowing the streets and the neighborhoods are very important for your years ahead whether it is to Buy and Hold or to Flip. 

DB is a long game.

I'm playing the same game - Roth SDIRA, although I'll prob start purchasing through an entity as well in the near future.

Awesome to read all of the posts and replies on BP...I can tell this is going to be a great resource for me.I'm new to the real estate game and see my first investment being in Spain (I'm moving there this fall and the plan is to be there long term.

$15m in EB-5, large skin-in-the-game from the local Seattle developer who put in 25% in equity through the land contribution, 75%/25% JV, blue-chip architect & well mapped out condo project.

Want to scale up into multi family taking it one step at a time, trying to get some skim in the game.

Want to scale up into multi family taking it one step at a time, trying to get some skim in the game.

I'm new to the game and looking to meet folks of all experience levels and soak in all this info in like a sponge. 

Finally someone did contact the authorities and the FBI got him, and now he and his partner are in prison, he has a huge judgement against him, and he's barred from doing business in real estate ever again.If you play this game long enough, you will eventually lose money.

@Angela A. rentals are a long-term game, despite what everyone thinks.Why don't you look into rental rates and work backwards, to determine the max PITI payment those rental rates will support, and then calculate the max mortgage amount?