Newbie in Fort Worth/Burleson

[Shari Gibson]

Hello BP community. My wife and I moved from Minnesota to Fort Worth/Burleson 2.5 years ago. Seems there is a lot less snow in Texas. We have 3 rental properties back in Minnesota and we have been waiting for the right time to start acquiring buy and hold properties down here...and the time has arrived. Joined BP to get to know some of the local investors. I would welcome any advice or recommendations. Thanks!

[J. Martin]

Welcome Matt. There are a lot of super helpful people and great advice on this site! I'm a 'fix and hold' investor from the Bay Area in CA, and loving it! A lot of others doing flips, wholesaling, notes, everything. A few tips.

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[Dmitriy Fomichenko]

Welcome to BP community @Shari Gibson! It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more. Here are a few recommendations for you:

Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet

Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

Read Beginner’s Guide http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing and check out BP Podcast.

Wishing you the best!

[Paul Timmins]

@Shari Gibson

Welcome. Great emerging market to invest in. Time to build the foundation below.

Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere

Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.

Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice. And you get the benefit of having 60 past ones to catch up on.

Two Great reads, I bought both J. Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook

Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info. Here you will meet wholesalers who provide deals and all the cash buyers (rehabbers) you will need.

Consider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.

You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing. Rents can be 2-4 times more. Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

Download BP’s newest book here some good due diligence in Chapter 10. Real Estate Rewind Starting over

http://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/brandonatbp/file/real-estate-rewind-a-biggerpockets-community-book

Good luck

Paul