I like to build friendly relationships with other investors, and soon become one myself 

While it's user-friendly and fine for selling physical products, its scalability for managing multiple rental properties is limited compared to WordPress.

House hacking will be your best friend starting out .

You won't have the options that you have here in Austin, mainly because Portland is Tenant Friendly City and Pfugetville is Landlord friendly.  

Since you are an investor friendly agent that drives for dollars, I would invite you to try out the AI which looks at google images and satellite images to tell you if the property is distressed.

Make small talk, learn about them, show you are truly interested in them as a friend.

Low barrier to entry, low taxes, landlord friendly, and areas that appreciate + cash flow. 

Quote from @Ajit Singh: Hi BP Friends, My name is Ajit. 

They have close family in the area they invest, perhaps even living in the investment property itself like their child who is a college student and rents other rooms in the house to friends, or their sibling or parent.

I'm particularly passionate about emerging markets in the Multifamily domain.Outside of real estate, I enjoy time with family and friends.