I found this community through the BiggerPockets podcast and learned this would be a great place to further my real estate education.My goals for real estate are not yet fully defined.

Define who you are, how much money you have, how much time you have and then start looking at the various investment strategies to figure out what will work best for you.

I currently live in Gaithursburg Maryland and work at Bethesda Games Studios as a Senior Character Artist making video games. 

I need to define if i want to flip these or just hold them.  

If you accomplish that your personality simply becomes what ever character you choose.The real truth in life is no one knows or cares about you as a person they only care about words and actions.

@Piper Mullins in reading your fist post, you want to invest in less competitive areas : Please define what you think is a "less competitive area

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@Justin Wiesehan The more you define your goals and get clarity... the quicker you will get the information you need.  

The 'monthly obligation' is defined as monthly principal, interest, property taxes, FHA monthly mortgage insurance, and the property insurance. 

wWell, You need to define the scope of work and it needs to be Comp,eye.