Hello everybody! New member here!

[Amardeep Singh]

What's up everybody? I just joined here on Bigger Pockets and wanted to come on here a say what's up! Just a little about what my plans are... So I'm new to this whole real estate investing, I'm really interested in buy and hold rental properties(I'm in Pinellas County, Florida), I work full time but I want little side income as well. Since I'm just starting out, I just got approved for a VA loan for 200k. I'm looking into buying my first duplex. My plan is to live on one side and rent out the other side to start out, I've been on the look out for properties but no luck yet... If anybody on here is in the Pinellas County, FL area and has any tips or ideas for me starting out I would appreciate the help. Anyways ill keep reading on here and learning as much as I can.

[Dmitriy Fomichenko]

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