I'm mainly curious to get involved with multi-family properties (ideally one that I could live in) and need some advice on jumping in.

Hey Michael, I live in LA and currently am buying in Maine.

I mainly want it to make investing easier (having access to MLS, not having to wait on agents to view properties, etc..) but I am also interested in actually representing sellers and buyers as well.

, assuming that doesn't give the building inspector a heart attack.

I'm originally from Portland Maine but I now live most of the year in California and spend my summers "upta camp" on Little Sebago Lake.

The BP forums and blogs have been my main source of information as a fresh face in REI as well, but it's sometimes difficult to get relevant Canadian information surrounding Tax and Legal content.

Make sure to listen to all the BP podcasts, read the articles on the main blog and be active in these forums to learn a ton very quickly about any topic in real estate you want to know more about.This is also a great place to meet people that can be assets to your business.

I mainly want to pick a market that has good returns on direct mail.

Your box number would just add to the end: 123 Main St. #789 for example.

My main goal is to focus on wholesaling until I can move up into rehab and fixing .