New to investing in the area and have been seeing a lot of posts from these guys but not sure if they’re reputable or not

Simon, my investment group does lots of properties in Pitt. 

I was playing with the idea of selling my condo, taking 300k of the equity to put a down payment towards a house listed at 660k.I'm assuming the reno will run $300/sqft and going in with the assumption that phase 1 will run 750k (figure the expansion of the house will have to wait) for the gut reno.I assume/hope (but definitely not banking on) that I will be able to refi in 2-3 years at a lower interest rate; if not for a lower rate.This will likely be a family home for the next 5-10 years at LEAST so investment value isn't quite at top of mind ATM.Questions:Even if it's not for lower interest rate, do you feel it's advisable to refi to remove the 203 loan in the future?

I work with out-of-state investors and would be happy to share my experience and how I can help you in your next investment purchase.

Welcome to BiggerPockets and good luck investing Aqualis!

For financing, there are programs like FHA loans for first-time buyers, and there may be local or state-level programs offering incentives for affordable housing investments.

Hi Karla from Montreal, Canada-You ask an interesting question.Should your first real estate investment be new construction, since you and your partner have construction management experience, or flipping an existing home as you originally thought you would?

I have an interest in real estate and investing but I am completely new and haven’t started anything yet.

If you spot a rule-breaker, just tag @moderators, and we’ll take care of it.Again, welcome to the community—happy investing!

They’ve likely invested a considerable amount of time and money into it.