Michael had built his portfolio from the ground up, starting with a single rental property.

You have started your journey in the right place.

BiggerPockets is full of resources designed to help you along your journey, whether you are just getting started or a seasoned investor.

Started the process on 1 house in Cape Coral Nov. of 2021. 

@Andy Ptak when jumping into the industry you have a few choices:1) Start at the bottom2) Leverage your experience to convince someone to give you a chance3) Decide between:--- Big companies who will usually start you at the bottom--- Small companies that will more like to a chance on hiring you for an above entry level position.

I am excited to start building my portfolio and learning all I can.

I’m getting re-acquainted with the BP community after purchasing my first house hack in the Pittsburgh area, and would love to make some connections with other like-minded young professionals and investors in the area.And if there’s anyone out there who’s just getting started and looking to make the jump to buy their first property, I’d love to offer up advice, share my network of contractors in the area, and answer any questions that I can from my experience over the last 6 months!

@Michael AddisonIf you're just getting started in Cleveland I would recommend being in areas on the West Side of Cleveland like West Blvd, Cudell, Old Brooklyn, Clark Fulton, Edgewater, Jefferson, and Brooklyn Centre.

When it’s sold I’ll post the entire journey start to finish with numbers.

Start by analyzing cash flow and market demand for each property to decide which one to rent out.