Newbie from Austin, TX

[Howard Valentine]

Hello ladies and gentlemen, my name is Howard Valentine, and I am addicted to the entrepreneurial spirit.

I moved here from Denver, CO. last November, in 2013. I came into Real Estate while researching different career choices that would allow me three simple things. 1) Have a career/craft to fall back to at any given point in my life. 2) Be my own boss. 3) A means to meeting/building new relationships with other like-minded individuals.

I read the majority of Real Estate for dummies, once I identified that Real Estate Investing may be the chosen field which would open doors for me. Like magic I stumbled across Robert Kiyosaki's book - Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I now consider this series of events to mark a defining period in my life.

My employment background has always revolved around customer relations. I am great face to face, as well as on my own, but I am really learning to take on leadership qualities as I step into my own strengths more and more.

I am currently seeking more experienced partnerships. Feedback on the current strategies we are implementing. Answers to specific questions I may be running into a dead end with, and advice on anything that I may already be overlooking.

Our short term goals are to start small, assuming as little risk as possible while we build our experience, and our capital. We want to invest long-term into assets, build passive income, and give back to Austin, TX in our own unique and artistic ways (especially in the BP community which I just happened to stumble across as well)!

[Paul Timmins]

@Howard Valentine

Welcome. Fill in 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.

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 rehabbers.

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

Couple good reads

• 9 Reasons You Couldn't Find A Buyer For Your Wholesale Deal
• Don't Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and Flipper
• How to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the Field

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