Take a bit of that money and invest in learning - go to meetups and the many events that take place related to investing in the city - some for free and some paid.

I have a city rowhouse with a 20' sidewalk and 5' wide steps with 9 treads and two 7'x7' landings. It's a 4 family, I just don't want that kind of transactional relationship with any tenants. At another property with ...

Building our PM company has been the most rewarding experience of my career. 

I actually had come across your post below in the Events forum and thought to myself it would have been nice to attend that to see first hand a local flip and talk shop about the process.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1215682-chec...I am happy to hear that someone with your experience in the region feels that Westchester is a market with some potential.

HI There;There are two properties built in 1894 located in South Orange, New Jersey.  Blocks away from Seton University, one with 11 bedrooms and 4 baths and the other with 14 bedrooms and 4 baths.Both show signs of d...

So far, my experience has been good with Juan Pablo 100% financed.

Does anyone have any experience of getting into real estate this way?

Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Working with a property manager will give you a lot of hands-on experience in the day-to-day of managing properties. 

What is your experience?