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Updated about 9 years ago on . Most recent reply

New Member from Ann Arbor / Ypsilanti Michigan
Hello Bigger Pockets Network!
I have been listening to Bigger Pockets Podcast for a while now and I am just exploring the website. I am currently living in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area here in Michigan. My wife Veronica and I are looking to get into Real Estate Investing. I have been reading a number of books on RE investing especially with regards to buy and hold. My wife and I plan to do our first deal this summer and are at the point where we realize we need to take the next step from purely learning about Real Estate to starting to think of ourselves as a professional company that will invest in Real Estate. We will buy our first home in Ypsilanti or Ann Arbor Michigan (most likely Ypsilanti) and we would like to buy a 2-4 unit property in which we would occupy one of the units. I am starting to look into pre-forclosure, foreclosure, REO investing, and also non-traditional financing to be able to purchase these properties.
I look forward to interacting and learning from Bigger Pockets.
Jake M.
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Hello Jake,
Best wishes to you, and for you to reach your investment goals here on BP and in the great state of Michigan.
If you should ever have any questions about how "Hard & Soft Money" can be leveraged to smooth and shorten the path to financial independence, please don't hesitate to contact me. Perhaps over coffee at B-24's or Beezy's?
Also, if your looking to visit a regular meeting of the largest (over 800 members) REIC in Michigan, you're really in luck, its in Ann Arbor!
PM me if you're interested.
Best regards,
Tony