New BP Member in the Columbia/Baltimore MD Area

New BP Member in the Columbia/Baltimore MD Area

Real Estate Investor · Brooklyn, NY · Member since 2013 · 120 posts · 14 votes

Greetings Community,

My Name is J. Lancaster & i am completely new to RE Investing. I've read a ton of books but have absolutely no experience. I've chosen to begin with Wholesaling to generate seed capital for future deals & to focus on Lease Options to establish continuous Streams of income in the long term.

My toughest challenge has been locating current phone numbers & especially The Cell Numbers of Property Owners I've researched since so few People seem to still have landlines today. So, I am open to any advice The BP Community would be Willing to share. It would be greatly appreciated. I am excited about this new journey. I look forward to learning all i can & hopefully to working with many of you in the future. Thank you for this opportunity.

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  • Baltimore, MD · Member since 2013 · 1 post · 0 votes
    12y

    Just browsing around after Googling some general investment stuff and Columbia/Baltimore caught my eye... me too!

    I haven't done the extensive reading that you have but hope to get started. To be honest, most times I find forums are more valuable than books. I'm working on my own project site at the moment as I learn more about investing.

    Wish I could help you on the phone number thing... really was just saying hi... but I usually just resort to persistent Googling.

  • Brandon TurnerPro Member
    Investor · Maui, HI · Member since 2009 · 13k+ posts · 3k+ votes
    12y

    Hey @J. Lancaster! Welcome to the site! Definitely start jumping into the community here! If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and The BiggerPockets Podcast. They are both great at learning the fundamentals.

    Oh - and don't forget to set up your Keyword Alerts!

    Thanks again for introducing yourself!

  • Jerry W.Pro Member
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    Investor · Thermopolis, WY · Member since 2012 · 4k+ posts · 4k+ votes
    12y

    @J. Lancaster , why not try letters instead? You should have addresses so get a nice letter together and mail a batch out and see what happens.

  • Real Estate Investor · Brooklyn, NY · Member since 2013 · 120 posts · 14 votes
    12y

    Thank you Brandon for the warm welcome. i sincerely appreciate it. I definitely do intend to get involved big time. yes i already downloaded the ebook. and i will on the keywords as well. Thanks again.

  • Real Estate Investor · Brooklyn, NY · Member since 2013 · 120 posts · 14 votes
    12y

    Mr. Jackson, thanks a lot for the feedback. It's greatly appreciated. I agree with you. I've really learned a lot at the Meet Ups I've attended. so, I'll definitely keep attending. If you're also interested in the Columbia/Baltimore Area you might want to sigh up for the BWI Meet Up Group. It's Free 7 nothings solicited by the Organizers. I ton of helpful info though.

    Wish you the best on your current project as well as your current & future education. Pleased to meet you

  • Real Estate Investor · Brooklyn, NY · Member since 2013 · 120 posts · 14 votes
    12y

    @jerry

    @Jerry W. Thanks a lot for the feedback. I was actually wondering if employing some method where Motivated Sellers contact me would be more effective but I don't know how to go about that & at this point every dollar counts for me. Do you have any experience taking that approach? If so, would you mind sharing what you know to be a few key pointers? It"d greatly appreciated. Thanks again.

  • Ned CareyPro Member
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    Investor · Baltimore, MD · Member since 2008 · 17k+ posts · 13k+ votes
    12y

    Welcome to BP @J. Lancaster There is a good meetup group that meets in Columbia that several BP members attend. BWI Meetup

    - Ned

  • Jerry W.Pro Member
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    Investor · Thermopolis, WY · Member since 2012 · 4k+ posts · 4k+ votes
    12y

    Sorry @J. Lancaster , I am a buy and hold guy. My advice comes from all the posts I see about wholesalers. Sorry I can not be more help. Check out the learn section for wholesalers, or set key word alerts for "wholesale". Good luck

  • Real Estate Investor · Brooklyn, NY · Member since 2013 · 120 posts · 14 votes
    12y
  • Real Estate Investor · Brooklyn, NY · Member since 2013 · 120 posts · 14 votes
    12y

    @Ned Carey LOL I'm actually already a member of the BWI Meet Up & I've attended two meetings thus far. Very Good advice but nothing to help me actually GET STARTED.

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