This site is great.

You can buy it on this site or get it from your library 😁

Then a simple purchase of a MF to house hack would be a great option.2.

There is the DC REIA that is led by Sherman Ragland who is on Bigger pockets, do a search for their site (DCREIA); and there is a meetup group that meets monthly at the National Harbor led by Andre Johnson, look on meetup. com and search for "Deals Meetup" (the name of their group)

However, I have recently spoken to our internal underwriters about this and know it is not that simple or cut and dry.

Keep it simple. 

Hello and welcome to this site William! 

You will find there is a lot of real estate investors from southeast louisiana on the site.

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.Discounts on some products and services are offered to BP members: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.