Both seasoned and new real estate investors have a powerful tool: the 1031 tax-deferred exchange.

I have some liquid cash in my U.S. bank account and would like to start investing in real estate.

If your looking for a REI mentor go to your local meetings or look on Craigslist I hope you succeed .

We are absolutely in love with the amazing park system, the beautiful Maumee River, and the local hospitality.In my real estate investing career, I have been fortunate to visit and analyze properties all around the country.

For a free financial software program also adaptable for real estate ownership you can use WAVE.   

I am a real estate investor (with a concentration in buy-and-hold properties) as well as a Police Officer for the city and I will warn you that crime is an issue.

So the work is harder than managing your own rentals.As others mentioned, maybe you could help a local PM company in the area or, of course, you could start a PM company based on your state licensing requirements. 

Often, you can negotiate purchasing the note in addition to the property if it is a local or regional lender.

I am very interested in real estate and just starting out in the Philadelphia suburbs.

By LESS BIG-power, MORE local power.