“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.”Sorry if it is coming off as Dumb or silly but I mainly ask questions to LEARN and engage with the community of investors My statement was playful, yes I would contact lawyer if I needed one.

As a beginner I prefer to buy rental units within 20 miles from my house since I prefer to manage it myself for now and I'm quite handy as well:).I saw 2 legal multifamily rental unit on the main road, good location in Nassau county long island NY currently vacant.

Maybe someone can recommend a local real estate networking meeting where i can meet folks in area of southern Maine?

Central heatIf you must choose only 2 to focus on for you property I would say 1 and 2 should be your main priority.

@JD PetersonGetting rid of high interest revolving debt should always be the main goal, except in one situation.

The main thing you want to do is an adequate level of due diligence to so you could have an Innocent Landowners defense if any environmental contamination was to show up in the future.

Since I do this full time and it's my main source of Capital to support my Family (Wife & 2 Kids).

Still $20k out of pocket, but less than the $40k.My main concern with investors taking on ACV is that their agent has not walked them through all of the claim examples for the investor to make an informed decision. 

We’re in Phoenix/Scottsdale area and I had the idea of killing two birds with one stone, mainly to wet my wife’s appetite for money, income, and FI.

My main piece of advise : As a new investor it can be really hard to wait until you have the capital to get started with something worthwhile, so focus on your research and on building your analysis skills, focus on the numbers and doing conservative math (ie don't include rent increases or appreciation, which are never guaranteed).