New to Bigger Pockets from Knoxville,TN

New to Bigger Pockets from Knoxville,TN

Knoxville, TN · Member since 2019 · 15 posts · 7 votes

Hello everyone in Bigger Pockets land!

My name is Wayne Norman, I am new to Bigger Pockets, and this is the beginning of my real estate investment journey. I am living in Knoxville, TN and this is the market in which I plan to start investing. I plan on investing in rentals and flips. I may try my hand at wholesaling but there are still a lot of uncertainties for me regarding that strategy.

I originally got the itch to start investing in real estate a few years ago but I wasn’t ready to jump in. My excuse was not wanting to get involved in something I had no idea how to do, and not wanting to lose money because of that lack of knowledge. 

I stumbled onto Bigger Pockets one day a couple of weeks ago on YouTube and now I’ve definitely got the bug to get this thing going. I am currently reading everything I can get my hands on relating to real estate and listening to every podcast that I have time for. 

I have experience in residential building and commercial excavation and I am hoping that those skills help me out in this endeavor.  

In closing, I am looking forward to meeting some like minded individuals in the Bigger Pockets community and hopefully gaining as much knowledge as possible. Thank you all for your time and the seemingly never ending amount of information.

Best Regards

-Wayne

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Real Estate Agent · KW Commercial · Member since 2019 · 35 posts · 18 votes
7y

@Wayne Norman - Best of luck, man!

Holler if your investments make it closer to Chattanooga or need a referral to a solid commercial broker in Knoxville. I’d love to connect you.

Take care and charge on!

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  • Member since 2019 · 1 post · 0 votes
    7y

    Hello, Wayne, my name is Michael McCoy and I am from the Chattanooga area. I am also brand new to real estate investment and I am just beginning my research and planning for moving forward next year (2020). I wish you the best success and maybe we will run across each other in the near future. Take care and good luck!

  • Real Estate Broker · Cleveland Dayton Cincinnati Toledo Columbus & Akron, OH · Member since 2013 · 30k+ posts · 20k+ votes
    7y
    Originally posted by @Wayne Norman:

    Hello everyone in Bigger Pockets land!

    My name is Wayne Norman, I am new to Bigger Pockets, and this is the beginning of my real estate investment journey. I am living in Knoxville, TN and this is the market in which I plan to start investing. I plan on investing in rentals and flips. I may try my hand at wholesaling but there are still a lot of uncertainties for me regarding that strategy.

    I originally got the itch to start investing in real estate a few years ago but I wasn’t ready to jump in. My excuse was not wanting to get involved in something I had no idea how to do, and not wanting to lose money because of that lack of knowledge. 

    I stumbled onto Bigger Pockets one day a couple of weeks ago on YouTube and now I’ve definitely got the bug to get this thing going. I am currently reading everything I can get my hands on relating to real estate and listening to every podcast that I have time for. 

    I have experience in residential building and commercial excavation and I am hoping that those skills help me out in this endeavor.  

    In closing, I am looking forward to meeting some like minded individuals in the Bigger Pockets community and hopefully gaining as much knowledge as possible. Thank you all for your time and the seemingly never ending amount of information.

    Best Regards

    -Wayne

     Welcome to the site Wayne.

  • Member since 2019 · 111 posts · 36 votes
    7y

    Welcome to the forums!! The experience in residential building is definitely huge and something that not a lot of people in real estate investing can say. Good luck in your journey.

  • Solo 401k Expert · Anaheim Hills, CA · Member since 2012 · 18k+ posts · 6k+ votes
    7y

    @Wayne Norman

    Welcome to the BP family! Good to have you here! Here are some recommendations for you:

    Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area:
    https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/users
    Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts
    Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing
    Check out BP Podcasts: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast

    If you wish to tag someone in the conversation on the forum, type @ followed by their name and then select the name of that person which should appear below the comments box. He or she will be notified of being tagged so that the conversation will continue.

    Wishing you the best!

  • Justin WindhamPro Member
    Banker · Nationwide · Member since 2015 · 4k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    7y

    @Wayne Norman

    Welcome to Bigger Pockets!

    This is a great place to learn and network. A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.

  • Rental Property Investor · Shakopee, MN · Member since 2015 · 985 posts · 374 votes
    7y

    Welcome to BP!

  • Knoxville, TN · Member since 2019 · 15 posts · 7 votes
    7y

    Hello Lady and Gentlemen!

    Thank you all for taking the time to welcome me to BP! I really appreciate all of the content and motivation that you all put forward. Hopefully I’ll be able to add to the forums with some new found knowledge.

    Respectfully 

    Wayne Norman

  • Brian BoydPro Member
    USA · Member since 2019 · 305 posts · 536 votes
    7y

    I suggest you reach out to Nick Cantey. We are using him in Knoxville right now, and he has been excellent. We hooked up last week and now have a property in Knoxville under contract. Nick is on BP and you won't go wrong with him.

    Best Regards, 

    Brian

  • Real Estate Agent · Knoxville, TN · Member since 2015 · 40 posts · 26 votes
    7y

    @Brian Boyd Thanks for the mention! Wayne, feel free to reach out to me on here and/or send me a message and we’ll set something up to talk about your investing strategies and how I may be able to help you. 

  • Real Estate Agent · KW Commercial · Member since 2019 · 35 posts · 18 votes
    7y

    @Wayne Norman - Best of luck, man!

    Holler if your investments make it closer to Chattanooga or need a referral to a solid commercial broker in Knoxville. I’d love to connect you.

    Take care and charge on!

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