Hi Bigger Pockets,I am a brand new, want to be real estate investor, looking to score my first deal in the Houston, TX area by the end of Summer 2019. 

ONLY do business when your starting out with reputable HML and one who is local who you can walk and in and talk to them in person.there are bigger players that are in multiple states. but NO one is in all 50.. these include.LendinghomeLendingoneLima oneVisio GensisAnchor Aloha Conventus and on and on and on.. there are plenty of legit lenders out there. 

HuntWelcome to Bigger Pockets.

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Listening to someone else talk about is not the same as actually experiencing it.Hi Bigger Pockets, I'm Ellis, a new member and a newbie investor.

Hi Jeffrey and Dan,My wife and I currently live in Hudsonville and are a young couple that are looking to get into bigger multi-units in this area.  

Kristin is a smart investor, and I agree with much of what she says on Bigger Pockets.  

@Greg FaulconbridgeWelcome to Bigger Pockets.

I love the Bigger Pockets community, but  I think it does a diservice to the "1% rule". 

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