Welcome to BP Josh Brown.I stumbled across BiggerPockets while doing research on my first home purchase as well.

*********** you always need to get a good return or there is no point in making the investment.If I was to acquire properties out there I'd have to research local management companies and learn the area.

Sean Mooneyham Do some research on available pre-license courses in your area.

That doesn't mean that you can't look around and research potential properties, but having that pre-qualification or pre-approval allows you to move quicker on a good deal when you find it.

So I did some research, found this great triplex at a great price, and it made sense - I could buy a house, and have someone else pay the mortgage for me!

More likely he bought the place for almost nothing hoping he could resell to someone from outside the area who didn't do enough research.

I figured this from my own research of other properties in the area, the current owner who has rented the property for 12 years, and a friend who owns two SFR's on the same street.So that leaves me with $325.42.

My primary goal is a diversified real estate investment portfolio while simultaneously providing viable real estate solutions in the areas where I operate.Stumbled across BiggerPockets several months back during online research and truly believe the content here is solid.

Just prohibit yourself from being overwhelmed.Even though I'm still learning I didn't hesitate to get into my first deal which is in the process.When anything ever comes into your head or something you're reading, such as a term being unfamiliar, research it right away and make sure you learn it.

Ya........Military spending is 1/6 of spending, but there are large swaths of that budget that are NOT "military" in nature, including (of all things) research into treatments for autism, lawyers to provide guidance regarding 'equal opportunity employment' and I could go on, and on and on......