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Hi I've been listening to the Real Estate Rookie for a while now and decided to finally check out all the online resources. I'm located in Buffalo NY currently living in and renovating my first duplex.

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Timothy Smith

Investor · Buffalo, NY · Member since 2019 · 163 posts · 113 votes

Welcome @Vincent Mangino. This is a great community for networking and getting helpful tips. You should come to the monthly meetup, which is held at Pearl Street Bar and Grill every second Wednesday around 6:30pm. Where is your duplex? Glad to see you are capitalizing on the house hack (I still do!) and getting some hands-on experience. There is nothing as educational as doing the work yourself, especially when starting out. It was an invaluable experience for me to gain that knowledge, sweat equity, and understanding of what it takes to do things correctly so you can vet contractors when you start to scale.

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Timothy Smith
Investor · Buffalo, NY · Member since 2019 · 163 posts · 113 votes
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Welcome @Vincent Mangino. This is a great community for networking and getting helpful tips. You should come to the monthly meetup, which is held at Pearl Street Bar and Grill every second Wednesday around 6:30pm. Where is your duplex? Glad to see you are capitalizing on the house hack (I still do!) and getting some hands-on experience. There is nothing as educational as doing the work yourself, especially when starting out. It was an invaluable experience for me to gain that knowledge, sweat equity, and understanding of what it takes to do things correctly so you can vet contractors when you start to scale.
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- Vincent ManginoPro Member
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  Member since 2025 · 8 posts · 5 votes
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  Quote from @Timothy Smith:
  
  Welcome @Vincent Mangino. This is a great community for networking and getting helpful tips. You should come to the monthly meetup, which is held at Pearl Street Bar and Grill every second Wednesday around 6:30pm. Where is your duplex? Glad to see you are capitalizing on the house hack (I still do!) and getting some hands-on experience. There is nothing as educational as doing the work yourself, especially when starting out. It was an invaluable experience for me to gain that knowledge, sweat equity, and understanding of what it takes to do things correctly so you can vet contractors when you start to scale.
  
  Looks like I missed the September meet up. I will be sure to make the October one! My Duplex is in Blasdell.
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Nadeem Alamgir
Real Estate Agent · Member since 2023 · 831 posts · 577 votes
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Welcome to BiggerPockets @Vincent Mangino!
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Aaron ZimmermanBusiness Member
Accountant · Chicago, IL · Member since 2018 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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Welcome Vincent!! What have you learned while renovating the duplex?
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- Vincent ManginoPro Member
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  Quote from @Aaron Zimmerman:
  
  Welcome Vincent!! What have you learned while renovating the duplex?
  
  The lessons have been to numerous to list lol. I haven't learned anything I haven't learned the hard way.
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Sean GrahamBusiness Member
Investor , CPA · Detroit, MI · Member since 2016 · 586 posts · 249 votes
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Welcome, Vincent! Take a listen to my episode on the RE Rookie if you'd like to learn more about cost segregation.
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Earl Altheide
Real Estate Agent · Buffalo, NY and the surrounding WNY region · Member since 2022 · 11 posts · 7 votes
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Congrats on getting your first duplex. How's your renovation going?
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Drago Stanimirovic
New to Real Estate · Miami, FL · Member since 2024 · 1k+ posts · 469 votes
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Welcome, Vincent! Living in and renovating your first duplex is one of the best ways to get started, you're building equity, learning hands-on, and setting yourself up for long-term success. Buffalo’s got solid potential, especially for cash-flowing properties.
Feel free to reach out if you need any help!
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