New to REI from Amherst, MA

[Yatznira Rodriguez]

Hello everyone, 

My name is Yatznira and I am from Amherst,  MA. I am so excited to be here.

Many years ago I saw one of the guru tax lien infomercials and something sparked. I had to buy run down houses, fix and flip them. I also had to buy and rent dups, triplex, and quads. I bought the course in vain. My desire however, grew and I continued to look for a way into REI. I've read many books and attended multiple guru REI seminars. I've also recently bought a 3 day course. Yet, I still don't have a solid foundation or the confidence to start.

There been a lot of holes in my education so where do I start? I'm commited to follow through. I'mean hoping I find what I need here in BP. I feel like I finally arrived at the right place.  I'm currently trying to build a solid business plan and get out of this analysis paralysis. Any advice would be great. 

That's my story. :)

I'm really looking forward to learning from and growing with all of you. :)

[Paul Timmins]

@Yatznira Rodriguez

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). Find them through Google and meetup.com There is the Worcester Black Diamond meetings near you.

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.

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