Newbie RE investor in training from Miami, Florida

[Sean McClure]

Hi BP community,

I just want to introduce myself to the BP community. Its great that there is a resource like this online. I am currently in the education phase of real estate investing and have been researching and reading every book possible. I originally picked up Rich Dad, Poor Dad and that ignited the education phase into real estate investing. I just finished reading "WHAT EVERY REAL ESTATE INVESTOR NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT CASH FLOW..." By Frank Gallinelli (valuable information) and now im reading "FLIP HOW TO FIND, FIX, AND SELL HOUSES FOR A PROFIT" By Rick Villani and Clay Davis. Along the way I came across BiggerPockets.com. 

I am very interested in flipping houses and rental properties and enjoying every opportunity I can get to learn. I would love to know the best route to take to get into flipping houses.

[Gregory Emmer]

Nice to see you @Sean McClure join the forums.  As I'm sure you're learning, there are multiple components to flipping (buying the property, financing the property, fixing the property, selling the property).  We are lenders and real estate brokers, so if you ever have questions about the transaction and/or financing component, let us know.  My biggest advice to give would be to get out there and hit the ground running, trying to find deals.  I find that a lot of books do not teach the intangibles that one develops being out there in the market day in, day out.  Good Luck!