It's close to UMASS university (~30,000 students), and investing close to a university is a good option?

Are flat-fee MLS sites or otherwise free listing sites like Craigslist the only options?

There are several options for monthly meetups in the Des Moines area.

PM me if you would like to discuss your options!

Hello BP 😎 ai am new here but i listen to real estate rookie for awhile. i bought single family house in 2019 and now  i want to buy a four family house i have home equity should i use it at a down payment or not around here in boston the 4 family house is between 900,000-1.2M so i need to do house hack put down payments as low as 3.5% and rent my single family and show the Leander as an income to and i only have 30k saved up and the leander want to see 3 month reserve should i take HELOC and show them that i have reserve or is there any other  options?

I.E. if reliant on a W2, what do you plan to do if you lose that W2 salary position?

More exit and pivot options as well because you have an asset that the banks will recognize and a much wider renter and buyer pool. 

This is exactly the kind of guidance I need being a newbie so that I can evaluate my options.

My conviction for doing out of state fix/flips was mainly procured by the desire to have more options and opportunities available rather than having to be tied a more trying California market.

I agree, it is a great option for people like me with a little baby portfolio.What's next (right now): we are currently working on flips.