However, if you choose to stay there for a bit and sell you'll get the first $500K of profit tax-free if you've lived in it for at least 2 out of the 5 years prior to sale.

Hello BP Community,I have  been a BP lurker for many years and after falling out of love with retail real estate- I am oh so READY to get into investing (my first true love).

I live here and househack as well - can provide a first hand perspective.

Start saving up and buy your first place.

Calvin,First of all, get your phone number on the donotcall.gov site. 

and demand....yet today was a first for me.

You need strong underwriting first to know what is a good deal.

Quote from @Kannon Vogt: Hello all, I'm currently residing in central Texas and looking for advice when looking to find my first investment property to get started off on the right foot. 

You don't jump out of the plane without checking your parachute.

I also want to learn how to fund my first rental property