You're part of an awesome community here, so feel free to reach out to myself or any of the members here if you're looking for some guidance, tips, or pointers.

In any case I am excited to learn from this community and gain some insight on investment properties. 

This is what I originally assumed, but felt that hearing from this great community was a good idea.  

Hello Bigger Pockets community,I recently graduated from college and started working full-time as a programmer.

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Welcome to the BP community @Jeffrey Hepler You can find potential mentors by connecting with investors here https://www.biggerpockets.com/meet

That should work but you would need to update it as the forwarding expires after a period of time.http://www.cityofsacramento.org/Community-Development/Code-Compliance/Programs/Rental-Housing

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So what I'm looking for from you, the greatest RE community, is some guidance on which strategy I should go with, and / or more details about HUD homes.I'd love to connect with people who have:Gone through the process of buying a HUD home (so I could get a step-by-step)An agent that specializes in HUD homes (I've heard too many stories of unqualified agents dropping the ball)Experience in the University Heights market (I've been looking on the west side mostly)Experience with FHA / 203(k) loans (to go over finer details)I would be extremely grateful if anyone could help at all.

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