Once this skill is learned and mastered it means you can now invest in any market in the country and you are not limited to your own backyard.

Well, the story started in 2009. 2009: 1st year in the United States for getting my master’s degree in computer science, fell in love with web design and web development.2010: Graduated from school and started working full-time at a logistics company with very minimum wages (I didn’t know at the time) at around 3K a month and long-hour day (10-12 hours a day).Fast forward to 2012: Quitted my first job and joined a tech startup as a junior front end developer, learned a ton of stuff about writing codes.2013: Got married and got to know Biggerpockets by listening to the podcasts every day while taking my wife to work back and forth.

Most cities post their long term master plan (development plan) online, so you can see where the city is helping to grow economic activity & revitalization (eg tax incentives)

I am on third day of “boot camp” and until your note, had not read much from FB Masters.

My job is stable and I have growth ahead of me but may also want to utilize my masters degree and branch off on my own - I've done a fair bit of ready on LLCs, Note Investing, and commercial RE/self-storage.

Little heavy stuff to start with but it has changed me a lot and I mastered my diplomacy and communication for a higher level.

I am 22 years old, currently in my final semester of architecture school at Alfred State College (two hours south of Buffalo) and I will be attending UB for a Masters of urban planning in the fall of 2019. 

Decide what you want to be and master that approach (buy and hold, flipper, wholesaler, multifamily, commercial, etc.). 

Approx $47k in cosmetic repairs - adding 800sf in basement, reverting garage area back into a garage (getting rid of patio doors and putting in garage door and opener), new roof, new gutters, new appliances, redo master bath and hall bath, paint cabinets and put handles on them (none are there presently), building out a laundry room area in basement.

Purchase price: $117,500 Cash invested: $85,000 Sale price: $240,000Bought a 2 bed, 1 bath distressed house, seller carry 95% of the purchase price at 4% IO, rehab cost $85,000 including an addition of a master bedroom and a master bath about 300 sq ft of new living space.90% of the house is new, roof, siding, subfloor, windows, sheetrock and texture, electric, floor coverings, kitchen, Air conditioning unit, front porch, garage, paint, etc, etc.Very satisfied with this project, good numbers...ROI 35% Neighbors, and city inspector are happy as well.