Hey ladies and gentlemen, I am basically ready to make the leap, have all finances in order, great team (attorney, bookkeeper,CPA, Broker, etc.) and have been looking into residential multi-families in Northern CT, and Western MA, and the more I think about it and the more 5 + units I see, the more I believe it would be smarter for me not to be "afraid" of commercial and believe it to be more advantageous to go a little bigger rather than smaller (assuming the price is right) I have spoken to numerous people, and they say "well this is your first property, so you won't be able to get a loan for any commercial",  or " stick with getting the 2-4 unit as your doing, prove that you can manage something small for 1-2 years ( I will be living their) and then go after commercial.

I live in the Western Massachusetts area I wanted to start getting into wholesaling.

My husband and I are about to inherit a small property in the rear western suburb in Sydney and we're exploring our options for renting out and purchasing a bigger house for our family to live in as we're currently paying a rent ourselves.The property we're about to inherit is not a great deal in terms of equity and is located in an area with low RE demand. 

Is there any interest in forming a meetup for Western Maryland?

So if you're a real estate professional in the Western New York area, be sure to reach out to us.

Welcome to Bigger Pockets community...perfect place to get connected and learn new things.I invest mainly in Western suburbs and always wonder about Lockport area.

@Travis FairbairnSorry, didn't see this post until now.On the Fort Worth side try Nick Poulous with NewWestern.comAlso try:webuyhomesinusa.comrisedfw.comRandy with homewoodproperties.comI haven't bought properties through any of them, but between New Western, WeBuyHomesInUSA, and Homewood, they keep my inbox full. 

I'm in western Michigan and work with quite a few investors, flippers, STR owners.

Megan, I live in Bellingham, and the city has the exact same ordinance, despite Western Washington University literally being in the middle of town.

Alex, I'm looking into single family to start, western suburbs specifically.