New to Real Estate · Granger, IA · Member since 2020 · 5 posts · 2 votes
Hey Everyone,
My wife and I are looking to eliminate our student's loan debts before investing in Real Estate. I am looking into getting a part-time job but I would like to grow my knowledge in real estate at the same time. Has anyone been in this situation and is there a job you would recommend looking into in the Omaha area?
@Garrett Hepperly Hello Garrett, welcome to the BP community. I am an active REI investor in Omaha and it is a great market to be in. Join the FB group Omaha Real Estate Meetup started by @Collin Schwartz and start reading posts and connecting with those involved, basically the same concept as BP, but local to the Omaha market. Also, just start consuming as much BP content as you can in terms of podcasts, forums, blogs, etc. BP is a like a giant cheat sheet of real estate investing information. The more you learn the less you will feel you know, but after months of consistent learning, networking, and effort it will give you a good comfort baseline.
Go see as many properties as you can with you wife that are for sale/rent all around town and you will start getting an idea of the market while checking on MLS listings as well. Connect with some investor friendly agents in the area and explain what you are looking for when you are ready. You can talk to 10-20 agents and then shortlist the couple that you feel the most comfortable with. When you are ready to start investing reach out to 10-20 local banks in the area and start getting an idea of what amount you will be pre-approved for and obtain other information that may be relevant for the plan you have with the property such as BRRRR, flip, etc. The more you connect with those involved in REI the faster you will learn and the higher the quality of the content you are consuming will be.
Feel free to save my number in my signature and I may be able to help with any questions.