@Carter McGillTo begin investing in real estate, you must educate yourself, decide on your investment strategy, evaluate your financial status, study the area market, connect with other local investors, find investment opportunities, secure financing preapproval, carry out extensive due diligence, submit an offer, and move forward.Learn about real estate investment by reading books, listening to podcasts, using the internet, and connecting with knowledgeable investors.

Based on my initial research, I'm looking at the 21213 zip code but I'm open to others (no D class neighborhoods though). 

If you are Chicago based, we have a fantastic community for sure.

@Jaquon MillerTip:One thing to remember when you are getting into RE investing is to have your team of people or as Brandon Turner from the Bigger Pockets Podcast calls it your CORE 41.

I’ve faced similar hurdles, being based in San Diego, where the market isn’t ideal for Buy and Hold Deals.

We're both eager to diversify into real estate investments.Although our home base is in New Hampshire, we're open to  investing wherever we can maximize our returns.Primarily interested in multi-family investment properties to leverage our first-time homebuyer loans effectively.Initially, our focus was on purchasing properties in the New England Region (mainly NH & MA).

Listening to BP podcast they mentioned the importance of protecting your assets and provided insights on Trust.

I'm wondering if someone can point me in the direction of a podcast or blog post about using an LLC to run your rental properties. 

I've heard from others that the tenant base might be a little challenging so that's a no for me.

They are not located in the USA, so if you give them money it is not based on laws in the USA.2.