This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

So if you discount a small amount to get rolling, that is something that can work, but don't want to stay low for long.You will start to get the dregs staying at your place and they can do some real damage to the place.

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My vision is for this meetup to be informal and organic.

It sounds like your talking about placing offers on properties WITHOUT intent to execute on that PA, that is fraud right there and NAR does not look kindly upon such, nor do brokers or brokerages.

Not sure if you have a place to live/call home, but by your content I'll assume you have a place to live and don't need to townhome yourself.

Nothing is being added in its place, they just want "less units" which provides more open space.

Being a super host and knowing how to place claims are two different things.

I don't know the laws in Australia, but in the states, you can usually get a low down payment loan if you will live in the place and you can do this up to a 4 unit and rent out the rest.

🙏☺️ I completely understand where you’re coming from & you’re right that owning real estate is a key step toward truly being an investor.I’m still new to the game, but I have a solid plan in place to move toward ownership & establish myself as a real estate investor.