Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you. 2) Follow your favorite forum topics and set up keyword alerts!

I can go on for days on the topic but just know that it can be done. 

House hacking is incredibly powerful because (A) lower down payment options and (B) you're repurposing your own housing payment.Here are a couple good threads on this topic.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1171104-the-m...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1159104-overl...

In most cases, neither is warranted.Warning: I am not an attorney, and this can be a complicated topic.

Probably 20-120 in attendance depending on the topic.

New threads and topics await all of you law and ethics folks elsewhere. 

if you're looking to invest out of state, read these 3 threads first.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1159104-overl...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1171104-the-m...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1193623-rent-...with interest rates where they are, you just aren't going to 'cash flow' meaningfully on your first, or first few properties, for your first few years, if they are 'traditional' LTRs. with that said, if you're serious about picking an OOS market, i'd recommend going to your chosen market in person, probably multiple times, to set up your team.

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I really like Puerto Rico for this reason as well, but not on the topic of DR.