Hey BiggerPockets community,I’m a 26-year-old Marine veteran living in Modesto, CA, and I’m brand new to real estate.

We live in California, so we’re looking into long-distance investing.

@Matt Tallent I live in Manayunk and would not mind meeting for a beer to talk real estate.

If I can do that and break even on rent every month, I'm good. 100% you can do that here with us as we effectively do the BRRR method with senior living. must be accredited and love mailbox money. 3 classes with 3 pref amounts based plus a unit based equity kicker that acts like a private credit model. happy to talk offline further. sorry for late reply, need to update my notification settings as I didn't see any of these comments til I just logged back in.  

Rough budget number I've heard is $50/bedroom although situational based on vendor, living sf, area, etc.Best bet is to join your local Facebook group & ask other hosts in the area or call a few vendors & get some bids.

If you're able to, house hacking is one of the best ways to start, getting a loan in your name so you get the lower interest rate, live in the property, and rent out the extra rooms.

I don't want potential expense and delay ~ and the VA may take issue if I'm not living there within 2 months.Your thoughts ?

Quote from @Cody Jiosa: So, we live in Oregon and have been finding super good deals but for one reason or another we always seem to hit a wall, whether it be not enough capital to fund the fix and flip loan, Or the deals that would work, get swept up too fast, and a few other inconveniences.

I live and invest in Iowa. 

With that said, I'm thinking about buying a condo in uptown, live there for a year or two and repeat the process.