Livonia, MI · Member since 2015 · 24 posts · 10 votes
Hello everyone! I am new to real estate investing and very excited to participate in the BiggerPockets community. I am in the "educating myself" phase of my career and look forward to purchasing my first property soon. I would love to talk to other real estate investors in my area, so if you are interested in swapping some stories feel free to get in touch.
There is a monthly meet up where investors from the metro-Detroit area meet up at a local bar (changes every month) and talk investing for a few hours. Newbies to experienced, there is usually a good turnout. @Tom A. is one of the hosts, he usually posts when this is occurring a week before on the forums.
3. Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice. And you get the benefit of having over 100 past ones to catch up on.
4. Develop your own business strategy. -- Don’t just be a “jack-of-all-trades" Even though I am.
5. Grow your business by developing your business plan. - Remember there is a difference between goals and a plan. http://www.biggerpockets.com/files
6. Locate and attend several different local REIAs as they’re great opportunities to network and meet wholesalers, lenders, and contractors.
7. Stay away from the “guru” sales-pitch events - they rarely increase your investment knowledge, they merely empty your wallet!
8. Spend some time every day on Bigger Pockets by connecting with “colleagues,” perusing blogs and videos, and engaging with others on the forums: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet
There is a monthly meet up where investors from the metro-Detroit area meet up at a local bar (changes every month) and talk investing for a few hours. Newbies to experienced, there is usually a good turnout. @Tom A. is one of the hosts, he usually posts when this is occurring a week before on the forums.
Welcome, Brian. We have a lot of Real Estate Investor Associations in SE Michigan and a there are a lot of investors. There is a large contingent of them here on BP. I would suggest you take some time to fill out your profile. It looks like there is an issue with your profile photo so it may be useful to try loading another. People are more likely to connect if they know a bit about you and can see your photo. I live around the corner from you. Let me know if I can help.