All Forum Posts by: Marco-Dane Samuels

Marco if you haven't yet, get involved in local meet-ups in your area. If you feel like you have done a lot of the research and are just trying to find out how to take the steps forward to make this a reality than surround yourself with people who can walk with you through this. I agree with what was previously stated, start where you live. Easier to manage and witness the process from buying to maintaining the property and finding renters. It also allows you to possibly House Hack and use a first time home buyer program that could help with the buying process. For me, I found a program that gave me a grant for an additional 3% on top of my down payment and allowed me to buy without having to worry about PMI.

The worse thing you can do is jump the gun because you didnt take the time to run the numbers. Run your numbers and always add some extra in the budget as prices change everyday and its better to over estimate and come in under than underestimate and have to come up with more than you expected you would need. Best of luck!