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Trisha Hensley
  • New to Real Estate
  • Pompano Beach, FL
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Starting Out Real Estate Investor

Trisha Hensley
  • New to Real Estate
  • Pompano Beach, FL
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Good afternoon - My name is Trisha and this is me taking the first step in Real Estate Investment. I read the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyoski and it lit a fire in me. I started following Real Estate Investors on IG, which led me to Bigger Pockets. I have been listening to the Real Estate Rookie Podcast, reading books and taking advantage of free webinars. My Husband is onboard with REI for cashflow.

I'm currently in learning mode, hopefully not turning into Paralysis Analysis mode. We were Homeowner's in the past but currently rent in Florida. The housing market is really expensive down here and multi-family homes around here are not in the greatest of areas for House Hacking, with my Tribe of Five. We are mostly looking to buy & hold locally. However, we think it will probably be much easier to find something out of State. Since we are new to this we are not sure buying out of State is smart for us. We are debt free with money for down payment if needed, but would prefer not to use our assets.

Right now I'm looking to attend meet ups in FT. Lauderdale. If you have any suggestions regarding how to go about seeking out our first deal or meet ups in the area please let me know. Thank you.

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Wale Lawal
  • Real Estate Broker
  • Houston | Dallas | Austin, TX
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Wale Lawal
  • Real Estate Broker
  • Houston | Dallas | Austin, TX
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@Trisha Hensley, Congratulations on making your first step and welcome to BiggerPockets!

I hope you continue to learn from everyone on this platform.

If you have not, also great books to read are:

• The Millionaire Next Door

• Cash Flow Quadrant

• Tax Free Wealth

• Set For Life

• Rental Property Investing

• The Millionaire Real Estate Investor

• The REAL Book of Real Estate

• So Good They Can’t Ignore You

You are more than welcome to reach out if you have any questions.

Good Luck and go make it happen!

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