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Ratool Karmaker
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Hi,

Ratool here! I am interested in real estate investing. I have just started the education in this field and I am open to opportunities in and around Raleigh, NC area.

I have bought a primary residence a couple of years ago. But I want to expand my portfolio and get a steady monthly cash flow. What is the best way to start? Which property types to look for?

Regards,

Ratool Karmaker

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Chris Berry
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Chris Berry
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Congrats on wanting to get started!  The first thing I would do is see what your primary residence looks like as a rental property.  You could go and buy a new house to live in and turn your primary into your first rental property.  I'm not sure if there are a lot of duplex, triplex, quadplex in your area.  There is an option to use a 3.5-5% down-payment option live in one portion and rent out the rest.  This would be the quickest and least amount of capital to get a few rentals very quickly.  I would just make sure you are leaving enough that you feel comfortable with for reserves for capex, turnover, and vacancy.  You could also buy a normal house and rent out rooms to friends possibly if you are comfortable doing that.  Let me know if you have any other questions or need any kind of help.

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