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Updated over 11 years ago on . Most recent reply

Newbie again in Philadelphia
Hi all, looking forward to getting back into the RE game and found this site through Brandon Turner's site and it feels like home already!!! So, a bit about me, I bought my first home, a fixer-upper, in '97, followed shortly after by 2 duplexes and interspersed over the next 10 years with a few HUD flips and another personal residence that was a HUD foreclosure as well that I sold for a nice profit. This was all in Southern NJ and before the economy took a dump! I got divorced around the same time and had to liquidate all my properties, luckily right before the crash, so I wasn't hurt too badly.
I've remarried and have lived in Philadelphia for the past 5 years, first in the Art Museum area and now in Brewerytown, renting in both places. Our current lease is up in approximately 6 months and I'd like to get back into investing and have to decide whether to buy a multi-family and live in it, a fixer-upper and resell in 2 years or continue renting and start flipping. I've done the live-in/fix/sell and owned multi-families (Section 8 tenants) but never a flip.
I'm hoping to learn more about my options, new techniques, laws, and local market conditions in these turbulent economic times and hopefully connect with a few local investors. Thanks for having me!!!