Hey all! New guy here, moving to Bay Area, CA to start in REI!

Hey all! New guy here, moving to Bay Area, CA to start in REI!

Developer · San Mateo, CA · Member since 2015 · 11 posts · 4 votes

Hi everyone!

Matt Lockwood here; a recent graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; majored in business administration with a concentration in entrepreneurship. I am thrilled to have found such an amazing network to learn from and contribute to. Big thanks to @Joshua D. and @Brandon Turner for the creation of this awesome learning platform. After having my attention caught by none other than, you guessed it, rich dad poor dad, I made my way through Phil  Pustejovskys YouTube video series, Matt Theriault's EPIC real estate investing podcast, and finally stumbled upon BIGGER POCKETS! Awesome stuff, have been plowing through the podcast episodes listening to several shows per day. Anyways, after a year and a half now of exposing myself to info, sucking up any knowledge I could, and taking a few real estate courses at Cal Poly, I took action and found myself a job on the team of another investor who is currently building spec homes in San Carlos, CA.  I am moving there at the end of this month and will dive in to that on june 1st. I cannot explain how excited I am to learn from and contribute to BP. If any of you who live in the Bay Area, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Jose, Mountain View, or surrounding areas want to get lunch I would be more than happy to coordinate that! I would love to introduce myself and find a way to be of value for any of you investors in my area! 

Cheers!

Matt Lockwood

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Chris MasonPro Member
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Lender · CA · Member since 2015 · 9k+ posts · 10k+ votes
10y

Welcome @Matt Lockwood. Lots of the local Bay Area crew is quite helpful and active, don't hesitate to reach out to anyone.

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  • Home Stager · San Luis Obispo, CA · Member since 2016 · 312 posts · 49 votes
    10y

    hi matt, welcome! newbie here too. cheers to your endeavors! just wished to introduce myself. formerly from washington, dc, i'm just getting started in the staging arena in california and i'm looking to make some connections as well. thanks and sincerely, sydney

  • Chris MasonPro Member
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    Lender · CA · Member since 2015 · 9k+ posts · 10k+ votes
    10y

    Welcome @Matt Lockwood. Lots of the local Bay Area crew is quite helpful and active, don't hesitate to reach out to anyone.

  • Brandon TurnerPro Member
    Investor · Maui, HI · Member since 2009 · 13k+ posts · 3k+ votes
    10y

    Hey @Matt Lockwood welcome to BiggerPockets! Glad you're loving the content on the site! See you around! 

  • Specialist · Rockland, MA · Member since 2010 · 7k+ posts · 2k+ votes
    10y

    @Matt Lockwood

    Welcome. Take a good look at student housing see below. 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

    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.

    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.

    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 

  • Investor · King of Prussia, PA · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 339 votes
    10y

    @Matt Lockwood welcome to BP! Continued building up your RE education and reach out fellow BPers when you have questions/concerns. Read books on investing in real estate, continue listening to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche. Best of luck.

  • Residential Real Estate Broker · San Mateo, CA · Member since 2013 · 585 posts · 264 votes
    10y

    @Matt Lockwood welcome to BP and to the Bay! One you settle in, make it out to the BP Meetups and try and soak in as much as you can from some of the really smart, local Bay Area guys/gals, that are active on this site.

  • Investor · Los Osos, CA · Member since 2013 · 78 posts · 25 votes
    10y

    @Matt Lockwood hey bud!  Best of luck up there in the bay, I still stop at that grocery in Avila every once in a while since we had lunch there, thanks for the tip ;-)

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