All Forum Posts by: Carly Ogletree

I'm a Field Representative for Primerica Life Insurance, student, youth minister, and certified MUA. I'm just now getting into real estate investing and eventually I'd like to do some house flipping. In next five years or so, I'd like to do so well in real estate that I focus more on my ministry and make up career.

@Nichole Stohler I haven't, I wanted to wait until I was preparing to close in on a property. I figured they'd want to run a credit check of some sort and I wanted to avoid running a credit check more than once If possible. Should I go ahead and get a pre-approval now while I'm ahead?

Good evening everyone! 

I'm just starting out real estate investing in the Snellville, GA area and I'm running into some speed bumps. I recently finished the free course on BP so I'm taking a leap of faith and starting my 90-Day Investment Plan. I've started collecting a number of properties within the last week or so but that doesn't seem to be the biggest problem where I live. The problem is...(as you can probably guess) MONEY!! I live in a pretty nice area with an excellent school system so affording these properties are a stretch but I want to purchase in the area I'm familiar with. I'm a young student with no money and little credit. Granted, the credit that I do have is fairly good for someone starting off, I know it might not be enough for the lenders and properties in my area. My plan is to take out an FHA loan and find a partner to help pay for my first property, live in it for a year or two and fix it up, and then rent it out to someone else. My difficulty is being able to qualify for a loan, more specifically what the lenders will be looking for, and finding a partner that's willing to put their money on the line. The market in my area is doing fairly well and after studying up on my real estate I believe this could make a decent amount of money. But as the saying goes, it takes money to make money and I'm very limited with my resources. Any advice for a newbie? I would really like to do well with my first property, as anyone would. Thanks.

Hey guys,

I'm new to BP, and I'm interested in investing in small and large family homes as well as flipping properties. I stay in a small suburban area outside of Atlanta, that's perfect for families so I believe I'm in the perfect market for real estate.  I would love to find a mentor in the area so if anyone has someone in mind, please let me know! Thanks.

Good afternoon, I'm trying to get my feet wet in real estate but everything seems a bit much! I'm very interested in house flipping but I'm a little unsure on how to get started. How much should I save up for a flip? What do I need to look out for? Should I have a team of experienced people to help flip? I also want to invest in houses that will appreciate in the long run so I can use the money for retirement. Any tips are great tips! Thanks