New to real estate - From Long Island, New York

New to real estate - From Long Island, New York

Rental Property Investor · Glen Cove, NY · Member since 2016 · 109 posts · 25 votes

Hey everyone. My name is Eric (23 years old) and I am from Long Island, New York. I am very new to real estate but have had deep interest in it for the last few years. I currently do  not have any real estate investments but wish to begin investing within the next year!

I am currently a server at a local restaurant, and have been in the restaurant business since I began my first job at 14 years old. Ever since, I have been a motivated and hard worker at each establishment I've worked in. I was recently asked to be a manager of a new restaurant that my current boss is opening soon, and am excited to begin a new position. I am also a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). I trained clients of all ages at a local gym for approximately five years.

I have always had interest in real estate, houses, and fixing things up. I would like to make a good income from real estate, but do not know exactly where to begin. I am not sure yet if I am interested in becoming an agent, but have been thinking of going that route to get  my foot in the door. I would like to make real estate a big part of my income and possibly my primary source within the next five years!

I am excited to dig through BiggerPockets and continue to communicate with the members on the forums. I am always looking to learn new things and am anxious to begin expanding my knowledge across all boards of real estate. 

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  • Michael S.Pro Member
    Biggerpockets Support · Las Pinas, Metro Manila · Member since 2015 · 7k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    9y

    You're off to a good start Eric by joining Biggerpockets and welcome again to the site. 

    BiggerPockets
  • Abel CurielBusiness Member
    Real Estate Agent · Queens, NY · Member since 2016 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    9y

    Good morning Eric,

    The best way to find out how to start is to figure out and write down what you want to accomplish. I like to start at the end. For instance, if you want to make $X/year by 2021, what do you have to do to get there? Work backwards... that means you need X number of rental units, X number of flips, etc... What do you have to do to get those rental units and flips?.. So on and so forth.

    If you're unsure what your end goal is, educate yourself. As Michael said, BP is the place to be. Check out podcasts, books, blogs, forum posts and soak in all the info you can from networking with others in the BP community. Unlimited resources on here..

    Best of luck to you!

    -Abel

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