Welcome to BP Jay Sebastian there is a pretty big group here from NOVA and the Greater DC area.

As of now, I am hoping to dig deeper into commercial real estate investing and I am also very interested in house hacking, though I'm aware this arrangement could possibly be difficult in the NoVA area.

I hope your family is never marred by the misfortune mine has.

However, it is always best to call MAR for legal advice.

I've noticed a lot of NOVA / DC Metro Area folks in the forums are not happy with the cash-flow opportunities in this area.

There is a very active investor community in NOVA at least three clubs that I know of.

Check out local reias and meetups in NoVa... there are probably several and most likely someone here on BP can point you to some of them.

I have been investing in B-more for over 40 years - my suggestion is to study the market, learn creative financing, make offers and look at 20-30 properties every month until you feel you understand -values - in Baltimore the values change from one block to another - understand that.comps, be sure you have access to comps and understand the real comparison financing - hard money - soft money - seller financing - delayed settlement - joint venturing -etc.contracts - what will you use a MAR 35 page contract or a skinny one page with one contingencyunderstand the auction business - learn how to use auctions to sell your dealsattend auctions - meet REAL INVESTORSmeet real investors (many of the attendees at REIA's are not pros and looking for help from each otherlearn to recognize BS from real good information - talk is cheap - KNOW-NOTHINGS like to talk - talk is is free, it makes them feel important!

I am a NoVa investor friendly realtor.

(Mar. 14th).