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Just starting looking into real estate investing.

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I’m not even sure what question(s) I should start with.  Do I need a real estate agent or a broker when looking for my first property to purchase?  If not how does that work?

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1) listen to the BP podcasts…listen to as many as possible. 2) look at Zillow listings and start using the the BP calculator to analyze deals
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