All Forum Posts by: Bernardo Olivares
Bernardo Olivares has started 1 posts and replied 5 times.
Hello @Aj Parikh thank you for the advice! we'll keep in touch my friend.
Quote from @Ruchit Patel:
If you are looking to learn as much as possible, volunteering to help local companies after your job hours is the best way to go.
If you are looking to make more money passively, having a good, trustworthy turnkey provider is the way to go. Then you are a pure investor.
What's your goal/preference?
--Ruchit
Hey Ruchit, thanks for the response!
I like the idea of volunteering because I am able to learn more about the trade hands on. Have you tried this before ? If so how did you go about getting in contact with your local companies ?
My goal is to switch my current W2 job into something where I can be more involved in real estate but need advice as to where to start. I like the idea of volunteering so that I could learn more about the field as well as network.
@Shiela R. thank you for joining this forum!
Would you say that being able to be a good property manager is still a good skill to have ? Since once I get into my first deal ill be a landlord and property management will give me a good base to build on. Although, don't get me wrong there is unlimited potential for learning about real estate in all the fields you listed.
I love the saying "I refer to myself as an investor with a license in my tool box not an agent who decided to invest".
Quote from @Nathan Gesner:
a better path would be a job in property management. That will give you stable income which is necessary for loan applications, and you will learn one of the hardest aspects of real estate investing: managing the rental.
working as a property manager will teach you the real estate laws, policies and procedures, forms, what makes a good investment versus a bad one, etc you will also be surrounded by investment property and may have the opportunity to purchase those properties off market for a discount.
This makes perfect sense Nathan thank you for the response. I see on your profile that you're a property manager amongst other things, in your opinion, what do you think investors look for in a property manager or maybe even an assistant property manager ?
Hello BP community,
I was looking for some advice or guidance on the best way to get started on becoming an investor. My mind seems to be set on getting my real estate license and starting as a real estate agent. Can anyone share with me how you first started out your real estate journey and/or some tips on where the best starting point would be if not a real estate agent.
Thank you for all the valuable information you guys put out!