Once you start taking the classes, set up meetings with the managers or owners of some of the local brokerages and ask them about the kind of training they have for new agents, if it is possible to team up with more experienced agents or a team, etc.

Ryan, great decision to take the plunge, if me and my wife were children free, we would definitely go for a house hack today, it makes crazy awesome sense to do this.Here are a few pointers:1) Use an experienced 203k lender, not someone that has done (1) or (2) just google 203k lender for your immediate area, call (3) get best rate, listen to experience pick (1)2) Its all about value, in some cases you can go 110% of appraised value, giving you more money for your renovation if you need it, depends on your situation and market.

Hire an experienced realtor. 

I would stay away from the young crowd, as they often tend to be a bit rambunctious (just out of high school, boot camp, or the dorms) and are experiencing "freedom" for the first time.Also not too far from Auburn/Columbus GA is Maxwell AFB in Montgomery.

He is an experienced residential remodeler and so we're really looking for insight into the investing side of the equation.

The site helps both new and experienced investors create an investing "roadmap," by creating different property portfolios and tracking the progress of each scenario as you purchase/sell properties, collect rental cash and pay off debt etc.. 

It is good to have another experienced Baltimore investor here.

From another client report (this one from 2012) - sans footnotes and references.All Americans are experiencing the expansionist wave of government control over all of our activities, and businesses are being increasing drafted as part of a quasi police network or informer network.

Just know the market for what it is.I'm not sure how experienced you are so I'll just say invest where you know and in what you know, wherever or whatever that may be.

I'm hoping to find a few highly-experienced investors who can help me network and/or find the best real estate investors group in town, give me some ideas for finding and buying locally, and make some friends too!