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If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and The BiggerPockets Podcast.

My lender is giving me the choice between a higher interest rate with a closing cost credit of around $600 or a lower interest rate with no closing cost credit. 

I'm also in the macomb area and would love to help out in any way I can.Make sure you check out the ultimate beginners guide to investing. ....great info.Lonniel

Would like to start out my investing career with some flips the get things rolling and to make some returns quickly and then ultimately get into rental units, starting with smaller multifamily houses and eventually larger apartment complexes.

Welcome to BP community, hope all is well.What was my driving force was eating up audio books to speed up the gaining knowledge process, in return I would gather my questions faster for more deeper research.also all podcast/video-blogs from BP, listen to all of them until you start feeling a craving for a certain niche, then focus more on that new found hunger.recommended books:-Rich Dad Poor Dad-Millionaire Real Estate Agent (known as the Red book within REA's)-Millionaire Real Estate Investor (known as the Blue book within REA's)-4 hour work week-The E Myth for Real Estate Investors-Profit First-10x Rule-Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing (free from BP)Good luck, you seek , you will find#keepthehustle #lifeisworthliving #notdreamingitsreality

My ultimate goal is to expand my portfolio and do things right in the real estate market.

I will go check out the Ultimate beginner's Guide! 

A good read for wholesaling is the Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Wholesaling here on BP (https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/3...)You might want to consider mobile homes as your first buy and hold investments. 

I'd recommend starting out with reading Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing.