Wishing you both the very best on this journey.

Quote from @Yasmin Mughal: I've decided on Baltimore County to begin my househacking journey.

I will move forward with my journey and just follow the positive people in this group that is amazing.I get the Ra RA Ra stuff.. just sometimes reality comes into play.. and its sad to see people run down these rabbit holes.. when those with decades of experience in the industry know better.. just trying to give both sides..   

Best of luck on your journey, the DMV in my opinion is still one of the strongest markets in the US to get started in.  

I am currently in the planning phase of my real estate investment journey and had a few questions I’d like to ask someone more experienced.Would it be smarter to focus on paying down my own mortgage and then use a HELOC as a down payment for my first investment property, or should I simply use my savings for the down payment instead?

@Daniel Vo congrats on getting started on your RE journey. 

We started this journey 2 years ago - We just pulled off our best deal yet! 

Great place to kick off your REI journey.

@Joshua Simmons Congrats on starting the journey!

got it, thank you for sharing your journey.