{"id":62494,"date":"2014-10-02T00:15:07","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T06:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=62494"},"modified":"2023-04-12T05:49:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T11:49:55","slug":"2014-10-02-first-real-estate-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2014-10-02-first-real-estate-investment","title":{"rendered":"My First Real Estate Investment &#8211; A Newbie Podcast With Matt, Romeo and KC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t miss this special feature, as we come to you live from <a href=\"http:\/\/finconexpo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FinCon 2014<\/a> for Podcast 90!<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Podcast<\/a> first, we sit down and chat live with financial conference attendees <strong>Matt Giovanisci from New Jersey, Romeo Jeremiah from Detroit and KC Beavers from Rochester, NY<\/strong>, three real estate investor newbies with fascinating stories and great tips for beginning investors and veterans alike! Hear from &#8220;accidental landlords&#8221; &#8212; a growing breed of property owners &#8212; firsthand, and let yourself be regaled by tales proving that first time investors CAN achieve success from the get go. A unique and high energy recording, this is one episode you&#8217;ll definitely want to tune in for!<\/p>\n<h2>Read the Transcript<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp90-matt-romeo-and-kc-podcast-transcript-first-real-estate-investment-newbie-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to read the transcript.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=BIGPOC1828728935&amp;light=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Sponsor<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.99designs.com\/biggerpockets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-62085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/99designs.png\" alt=\"99designs\" width=\"205\" height=\"57\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/99designs.png 346w, https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/99designs-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a>We just wanted to give a shout out to our podcast guest on today&#8217;s show: 99Designs.com. 99Designs is an awesome design service that will help your business look more professional, by crowd sourcing business cards, website designs, and more (for an incredibly reasonable price!).<\/p>\n<p>Get a $99 Power Pack FREE by visiting <a href=\"99designs.com\/biggerpockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">99designs.com\/biggerpockets<\/a>! \u00a0So definitely check &#8217;em out!<\/p>\n<h2>Links from the Show:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Forums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.auction.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Auction.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mls.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MLS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>In This Show We Cover:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting stuck with a property during the economic downtown<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-36121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\" title=\"\"><\/li>\n<li>The decision to rent by default, ie. <strong>the &#8220;Accidental Landlord&#8221; situation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The art of <strong>staging a space<\/strong> to rent it out fast<\/li>\n<li>What exactly a <strong>&#8220;Streamline Refinance&#8221;<\/strong> entails<\/li>\n<li>The pros and cons of <strong>renting from afar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Why finding a (trusted) property manager can be crucial<\/li>\n<li>The simple way to <strong>fix a garbage disposal<\/strong> you may not know<\/li>\n<li>A great <strong>first-time house flip<\/strong> success story<\/li>\n<li>How to\u00a0start out with a <strong>24-unit apartment building<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The concept of <strong>&#8220;Forced Appreciation&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Wealth creation vs. wealth preservation<\/li>\n<li>The importance of thoroughly <strong>vetting tenants<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The ins and outs of using Real Estate to diversify your portfolio<\/li>\n<li>How to get a <strong>loan on a commercial property<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>And so much more!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2a4jukS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Millionaire Real Estate Investor<\/a> by Gary Keller<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2an5sZr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The E-Myth : Why Most Small Businesses Don&#8217;t Work and What to Do About It<\/a> by Michael E. Gerber<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tweetable Topics<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;You can never learn enough about this [industry].&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22You%20can%20never%20learn%20enough%20about%20this%20%5Bindustry%5D.%22%20-%20BP%20Podcast%2090%20@biggerpockets%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1oBpWMy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Just take action, just go for it&#8230;but make sure it was a risk worth taking.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22Just%20take%20action,%20just%20go%20for%20it...but%20make%20sure%20it%20was%20a%20risk%20worth%20taking.%E2%80%9D%20-%20BP%20Podcast%2090%20@biggerpockets%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1oBpWMy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThere\u2019s not going to be a single path for someone to take.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%E2%80%9CThere%E2%80%99s%20not%20going%20to%20be%20a%20single%20path%20for%20someone%20to%20take.%22%20-%20BP%20Podcast%2090%20@biggerpockets%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1oBpWMy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Connect with\u00a0Matt<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenmoneymatters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt&#8217;s Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Connect with\u00a0Romeo<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewealthnumber.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romeo&#8217;s Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/romeojeremiah\" target=\"_blank\">Romeo&#8217;s BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Connect with\u00a0KC<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/genxfinance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KC&#8217;s Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/genxfinance\" target=\"_blank\">KC&#8217;s BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t miss this special feature, as we come to you live from FinCon 2014 for Podcast 90! 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