Hit me up to discuss further.Hi Jeff, I get it, having someone to help you take the plunge may get you going on this ride.

@Kyle Warren while no one wants to buy at/near the top of a market cycle, you have to live somewhere, and there's always virtue in taking the plunge, getting past the first deal hump, and starting to learn - so doing a house hack is something I pretty much always recommend to new people.As far as areas, there are good and not-as-good parts of pretty much every city/town in RI.

You could take the plunge full time into real estate but I've seen that slow most people down as they trade one problem for another.

Most of the FIRE forums I've joined send all real estate interests/questions to a set of posts talking about how horrible it is to be a landlord and plunging toilets.They also apparently can't cope with the fact that anyone might choose to "work", follow a passion or take on a project/side hustle after hitting their number (I presume because it makes then question why they just spent so much time trying to reach that number when they could have left earlier and still found a way to make money afterwords).  

Hey all,There have been a few articles on CNBC talking about new home sales plunged 25% in recent months (YoY) and also today there is an article talking about existing home sales also seem to trend down comparing to a year ago.

I want to take a calculated plunge and get to it. 

The renter called last night and said that the house was flooding, toilet in the master and AC drain in the garage both overflowed.I called the former owner and he said remove the cap off the cleanout outside and plunge it.

Been building a algorithm to predict housing price appreciation over the past few months and I think I'm ready to take the plunge and buy some properties. 

If this is what you want to do, then go for it, but please do your research before taking any plunge or risks.1) You are required to collect back taxes and then pay them when the contractor falls behind in making payments (this can be very difficult if they fall off track). 2) The reason they are so far behind is because they may have taken on contracts which went over budget or were way more expensive than anyone even anticipated. 3) Shop owners often change their minds about who builds their shop after signing a contract with one builder.

So I have finally taken the plunge and contacted an attorney about a potential class action suit against NY State.