I only posted to this forum because this is my ideal field of interest since I want to be involved in large scale deals.

You’re an accountant, so it’s not shocking that you think what I said isnt ideal advice.  

Ideally, I'd like my first few projects to be local to me in Atlanta/West GA/NW GA market as I get my footing but am flexible for the right deal (out of state or more south/east of Atlanta which I know investors are loving right now).If you are an experienced investor currently cash flowing 500k+ annually I'd love to hear your thoughts on my goals, pitfalls to avoid, strategies to employ etc. 

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My multi-family property (3 units) recently had a substantial fire that started in the garage and moved to the house. Thankfully everyone is safe but it is a borderline knockdown.  It was an older home from the e...

Ideally, I like a city that permits short-term rentals through an active law allowing them as opposed to permitting STRs through the lack of a law forbidding it. 

@Tiffany Sorocco if you want to invest out of state I would look at what area you want to invest in, ideally something that is not too far away in case you need to go there, but a lot of ppl in CA are investing in the midwest areas and renting to sec 8 tenants. 

That would be ideal, I'm just not seeing too many properties in my price range in Columbus.

My goal is to actually live in the property and house hack 2 rooms while continuing to homeschool my children (ex and I are no longer together so living next door would be a very ideal scenario while raising the kids) once the repairs are done. 

As I know it takes quite a lot of work to set up a BRRRR operation I would like to start by picking one market to work on.I will be working out of California so it would be ideal if it was closer to California so I can easily go out to the area as much as possible.I have been reading a lot of people talking about Ohio, but I also know someone who has found a lot of success in the outskirts of Dallas (which is a bit closer to California).

Hi Polen, I agree with the other responders, house hacking is an ideal way to get into RE.