@Anthony LafataPlease click on Get Started menu on top of this page and go to Pro Partnerships for our Home Depot discount.

Starting locally vs. out of state:I always recommend starting locally if it aligns with your goals.

House hacking and multi-family properties are great ways to start in real estate!

A little background: Feel free to scroll down for the main reason of this post...I started out in 2011 trying everything to make my start in real estate but was not successful until 2015 when we purchased our first duplex in Fresno CA.

I am not an accountant, but need to start using more sophisticated accounting software. 

There's a reason that people try to buy properties off-market and that is because you can find sellers who care more about terms than maximizing returns.So start with a conversation: you already presumably have some rapport since it's your landlord and you've spoken before.

Since graduating in 2021, I moved to Washington, DC to pursue a civil engineering career and am now feeling like I am in more of a position to start learning and pursuing real estate investing seriously.

Do you also use Redfin/Zillow as a starting point? 

To start out, I'm finding renters on my own and am not renting through AirBnb or VBRO.

Have recently started a renovation company with a friend, both of us successful business owners and talented in the trades.