I personally use Vanguard for my Roth IRA, they don't have the most user friendly platform but it's easy to invest in some of the most popular ETFs from there.

Clermont, Winter Garden and even Apopka would be good choices for building appreciation and still have a good commute.Your budget may determine what areas are going to be attractive enough, but the rental market is always strong here, so I wouldn't put too much weight on that for now since you plan to live in it for a couple years first.Always happy to chat, just message me and we can set something up and see how we can help you plan or take action now!

I would love to chat and see what we can come up with. 

Normally recommendations like these are frowned upon in the open forums but feel free to PM me if you would like and we can chat further.

@Noel NegusseHappy to chat all real estate whenever!

Basically just a group of friends chatting about real estate and finance.

Let me know if you want to chat sometime. https://www.biggerpockets.com/

feel free to give me a call or email if you want to chat about getting a mailer together.

I would say that many folks try to connect with other investors by means of platforms such as Bigger Pockets yes, also getting involved with a few REIA (right now is a great time for online meetings and the ability to be a part of REIAs all over) and connect with some agents just to chat in the markets that you're looking into- I can help you there if you'd like for Indy and other areas.There are going to be various podcasts, articles, blogs, etc on markets and what's trending, but I would personally suggest using numbers as my point of guidance and not follow trends as much as historical/long term results.  

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