Scott as a starting reference.

.), could help you cash-flow while you build equity - best of both worlds.Lastly, targeting properties that have been on the market 30+ days could be a good start.

Hey , i am new to the bigger pocket forums , we are thinking of trying to get away from Canada and i was wondering about getting work with a builder /contractor under an E-2 or similar visa . Does anyone have experien...

Without them I would not be where I am today in real estate investing.On the other hand, I never really took on a contracting mentor and it took 20 years to fugure out that business.

I work in tech and she just started a new job here for the state. 

Multi family properties on the other hand tend to be more lucrative with numbers, especially if you are open minded to different strategies.   

Again, these are made-up examples but when I started, I was looking at one property in Chicago vs THREE in Indiana and the property taxes overall were about 1/4 the cost of Chicago and evictions of 3wks vs 6 months or more in Chicago.

Is $50k enough to get started?

We’re hoping to start small and are looking at markets, such as Buffalo or Rochester, NY.

As a beginner investor based in the Seattle metro area, I'm eager to learn from your experiences and share my journey as I get started in this field.My current strategy is to focus on live-and-flip for the first three deals (looking for my second deal) to gain hands-on experience while building equity and learning the ins and outs of renovation and the local market.