Hi Mitch,Good decision on joining.

There is absolutely no need to pay the typical $thousands of dollars to buy one.If you end up buying one, or better yet, taking one over, you will want to join a reputable club that facilities trades from one location to another, so you don't end up staying at the same place each time.

I love Florida and have friends and family there.I wish you much success and happy travels,DavePS Once you settle on an area get involved in the community, learn the good and bad areas, meet good local Realtors (ones that have investment properties), drive for dollars(preferably in a tag along car which I hope you have), join the local investment group (if there is one).

After listening to so many in such a short period of time, I figured it was time to really join the community and introduce myself.Anyway, I live in Durham, NC and am primarily interested in buy-and-hold/rental properties.

Well, the whole point of joining BP is to get advice and tips on how not to spend money on those expensive fees unless you really, really have to.

Hello,After lurking around for a bit, I decided to sign up for a BiggerPockets account and join in the conversation (actually, mostly asking questions at this point).I live in Waukesha, WI and I own my tiny house outright :-)I'd like to start investing in multi-family real estate (duplex, triplex, four-plex), and I have two questions for the community here . . .1) From what I've read so far, it seems that under four units, multi-family properties usually aren't valued by a CAP rate, but still, I'm curious.

It really makes sense ( or decide you just want to collect rent checks)We are having a local meet up in Buffalo and we would love to have you come join us we could talk about this deal.http://www.eventbrite.com/e/western-new-york-biggerpockets-meetup-tickets-10206841939Also, I see you work at a bank may I ask which one?

I haven't done it yet but they've reached put to me again to join.

I recently joined after being really impressed with the wealth of information on the site and forums.

We're glad you've joined us!