My investing plan is to acquire a Small Multi-Family unit using an FHA loan, move into one of the units and subsequently acquire more SMHs before trading up for a small apartment complex.

Subsequently, I stumbled upon the BiggerPockets podcast and began listening to them every chance I get.

Bank A was subsequently bought by Bank B, which was later bought by Citibank.

For us we have found that every subsequent deal has gotten better the key is baby steps.

Ours is in 63109, so not really one of the "hot" areas and we still saw a 10% property tax increase for 2016 and will have a subsequent 13% increase for 2017.

However, in Maricopa county (Phoenix) they do allow you to only buy one year of taxes and not the subsequent years.

As stated above though, my hope for the subsequent deals is to work under others who are successful to learn the lead generation business to find off market properties, distressed/foreclosed homes, learning how to properly outsource rehab work thereafter, etc.If anyone can recommend companies or individuals in the Northern Virginia area that I could reach out to, I'd appreciate that.Thanks in advance for taking the time out to read this!

He also had several of these slide show presentations for homes he rehabbed & had for sale.

My thinking was that a partnership would let me stop postponing my entry into real estate investing and jump in now without having to do some of the more time-consuming management and organization, while also gaining some valuable firsthand education so I would be better prepared for a subsequent deal on my own.On the other hand, our son is sleeping a little longer each week, and my wife and I have learned to be more efficient and strategically productive around the house to get a little free time here and there.   

They serve a purpose for some situations.The hosts then showed a quick slide for each of the 5 local flipping deals they had available.