Newbie from Carlsbad, Ca

[Phi Bui]

First off I just want to say BP's Podcasts ROCKS!!! Thank you for the lifetime of education!

Hi BP members I am new to real estate investing and have been gaining as much knowledge as possible. I have started making a real estate plan thanks to BPs outline and plan on executing my plan within a couple of months. I am really looking forward to meeting and learning from you BP Members.

Goal- To become financially free within 10 years and be able to retire my parents as soon as I can.

Would like to start by wholesaling, but still figuring out the kinks, Any helpful hints are greatly appreciated! (any threads and must reads before starting).  

Are there any local meets for newbies and pros? (Carlsbad, Ca)

Thanks for reading!!!

[Paul Timmins]

@Phi Bui

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 over 100 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 (cash buyers). You can Google to locate them and go to meetup.com

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

Consider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.

By the way - here are my favorite articles on Wholesaling:

• 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