Edgewood, MD · Member since 2014 · 283 posts · 59 votes
My name is David. I'm new to the real eatate business. My main job is an airplane parts assembler. Honestly I'm sick of a 9-5 job. I want to work for myself. As some of you can relate I came across the idea of real estate after reading "The Unfair Advantage" and "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kioysaki. From there I developed an interest in real estate. I want to learn about wholesaling due to my lack of funds. My money is tied up in bills. Eventually I would like to obtain a couple rental properties and maybe even do fix and flips. I downloaded and am currently reading the ebooks off this website. Any feedback, motivation, and advice is surely appreciated.
Howdy neighbor and welcome! Just so you know, the Harford group for the Baltimore REIA meets on the first Thursday of every month at Giovanni's in Edgewood... it's $19 and a great opportunity to network!
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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.
Consider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.
You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing. Rents can be 2-4 times more. Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.
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Howdy neighbor and welcome! Just so you know, the Harford group for the Baltimore REIA meets on the first Thursday of every month at Giovanni's in Edgewood... it's $19 and a great opportunity to network!
Wow. I wasn't expecting a response so quickly. @Paul Timmins I'll have to purchase those 2 books by J Scott. I already downloaded the free ebooks. Thanks for the advice on HUD homes and Niche & Specialized housing. @Heather Jones hey neighbor. I will definetly attend the Harford REIA meeting. I live 5 minutes down the street from there.
@David White Welcome. This site is awesome it has a huge amount of information for you to learn the business and expedite your learning curve. I too wanted real estate to be my full time job at one point and learned that my job provides the stability and income for me to continue to invest.
Along your journey you will determine the right path for you but it doesn't have to be full time or not at all. There are lots of degrees of involvement along the way.
I enjoyed this post which had other articles to check out as well as some good podcasts to start with.
Hey @David White thanks for introducing yourself! It's great to have you here! Don't miss The BiggerPockets Podcast - they are great for learning how others are finding success.
Welcome to the BP Community. like yourself I just became apart of BiggerPockets. As a newbie, one of the most valuable tips I've learned is to pick your niche, then learn your market. I like your story and I wish you all the success in the world.