You seem like a smart guy who is motivated.

We both have always had an interest in real estate as investment opportunity but felt intimidated to give it a shot.We are both ambitious,smart,handy and creative thinkers.. we are ready to make a change and start investing so that we can give our (6!)

I would suggest getting a W2 too, it sounds like you have a few pieces of paper that say you’re smart.

-Last but not least: is it smart to buy a home for myself when I’m just starting out in real estate investing?

I want to do this the smart way by buying a multiplex.

Remember, a lot of smart people are saying a recession or market correction is coming, it wouldn't be the end of the world if you just saved up and started after prices eventually fall.

I would go one step further (and I am admittedly biased here) to encourage you to get smart on your other areas of interest (for me that is self storage 100%) before diving in.   

Very rich content presented by a very smart guy.

I assume a title inspection would be smart? 

I have 10 years left in my 15yr@3% mortgage. My home has $400k+ equity. My plan was to cash out 60k and move to a [email protected] loan. I will put the 60k into a mature whole life plan that is currently giving 6.5% on any m...