Introduction and About Me!

[Brandon Zarin]

Hi everyone, my name is Brandon Zarin. I'm 21-years-old from the North/Central New Jersey area. I'm a current student at Rutgers Business School, and I currently own my own mobile auto detailing business. I have had a general interest in real estate since I graduated high school, and I have talked about getting my real estate license for a while, but I just never put in the time to look into it further. 

I am incredibly interested in investing in real estate during the next few years and doing it for the long term. I have started by listening to the BiggerPockets Podcast, which a friend in a local BNI group I'm currently part of recommended. Without knowing much of anything about either, I'm definitely most interested in both house flipping and renting out properties. I used to flip sneakers when I was younger, along with other things, so flipping is definitely something I enjoyed, but I know it's very different when you're flipping sneakers versus a whole property, obviously. 

Any advice on how a younger person like me can get started in the Real Estate game would be amazing. I would also love to connect with anyone on the site and talk shop. Thank you, everyone! 

[Allan Smith]

It's going to be harder than you probably think it is. Stay the course.

Buying rentals is mostly a game of putting away cash that you need to get a return on. If you don't have overflowing cash, investing is not your first priority -- increasing active income is. 

Now, you can buy rentals with creative options, like getting partners or borrowing 100% of the money, but doing all those things becomes an active job so it's just another way to increase your potential for active income.