Hey @Jacob Kurian - I have personally used the FHA loans several times here in Chicago both as an investor and many more as a general contractor.  

I am a rental property investor but i hate making things complex and the last thing i wanted to do was create a separate bank account for each property..yikes.

There is A LOT of new construction multis in Jersey City, but they are expensive for investors who don't know.

After he teamed up with a local intermediary in the Bay Area.. from what I read in the Wall Street Journal, Lockton has been helping investors streamline these moves.. he ended up freeing enough capital to invest in a mixed-use building in San Antonio that we’d been eyeing for a while.I’m no attorney or CPA, so I’m not giving legal or tax advice here, but there’s definitely something to be said for repositioning your insurance to fit your broader investment goals.

BiggerPockets is full of resources designed to help you along your journey, whether you are just getting started or a seasoned investor.

The other two in my post I picked up from OOS investors who had the same property manager as I do.

I haven't used this engineer enough to know if his opinions are valid, so I wanted to see if any investors find his opinion questionable. 

Should I re evaluate what strategy I should use and maybe look further out in places such as Rochester and BRRR properties out thereHey @Jared Leggett, I know I'm jumping in here late in the game, and I have to admit that I haven't read all the many comments you've gotten, but I wanted to provide what I imagine and glean is a contrary view.It is easy to dunk on NYC for young investors starting out, but if you are a first time homebuyer you can buy a $1M property with $35k down (+ closing costs which can be avoided with seller's concessions).

I found working with investors from around the country it is much easer and safer to let builders do what they do best and I will stay on the investment side.  

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