All Forum Posts by: Kamia Atkinson

@Kamia Atkinson 

Hi and welcome to BP!

@Kamia Atkinson 

Hi and welcome to BP!

@Kamia Atkinson 

Hello Kamia and welcome to BP!!  Are you also familiar with GaREIA?  That will help with your networking, knowledge and experience locally as well.  I lead the SouthSide group and we have a meeting tomorrow night at 6:30 pm at the Piccadilly in College Park off Old Nat'l Hwy/Godby Rd.  You should come out and network with the other investors.  Hope you can attend!

@Kamia Atkinson I took the 3day seminar in Chattanooga Tn in October of last year.  I have to be honest the 3 day seminar is well worth the price and they will also teach you just enough to be dangerous. Now the $25k and $35k is far too much when have people willing to help you and give advice for free like here on bigger pockets. The money they want you to spend should go towards your first deal instead of there education they are selling.

@Kamia Atkinson 

Hello Bigger Pockets newest member!

I just wanted to take a moment and say hello as I also am an Atlanta-area investor. I live on the north-end of Atlanta but do most of my investing inside the city-perimeter. There are a couple good REIA's here in Atlanta that I would recommend you consider joining if you are not already a member. There are also some really good Atlanta-area investors on Bigger Pockets.

Here are a few tips for Bigger Pockets so you can get the most out of it:

Be sure to set up “keywords" for whatever type of investing you’re interested in with "Atlanta” obviously being the primary keyword.

Secondly, I try to read at least a blog per day, as well as listen to one podcast per week.

Lastly, try to get involved in the Bigger Pockets community. Don't be timid - share advice and ask questions!

Good luck. I hope to see you around Bigger Pockets as well as in the Atlanta-area market. I’m here if you have any questions!

Professional regards -

Andrew

Hi Kamia, welcome aboard!

You are wise to soak up as many of the free resources as you can. There is an abundance of solid, useful information on this forum and others.

My strong recommendation is that you do consider wholesaling as your primary gateway into the world of real estate. The main reason is that the barriers to entry are low enough (and the risks small enough), that you can jump right in and start transacting. Trying to begin by rehabbing or landlording can be so scary and intimidating that many never get started at all!

And that's a shame, because the key to real estate investment success is getting better at transacting: It's about searching for a deal, recognizing a deal, getting agreement, getting it under contract, getting paid, and then doing it again, only better next time. 

Do learn what you can, but my recommendation is to begin transacting as early as you can! 

Hello @Kamia Atkinson your post was on the first page I soon as I logged in. When I was in Dallas two weeks ago for business, I stayed at a hotel that had a 3day Fortune Builders seminar. I talked to a few of the attendees. They all seem to be excited about what they were learning but very few were interested in the next level of the education that would be offered.

I know of and follow some really cool and active investors that are Fortune Builders coaches. I think if you paid them all the money they ask for you would get some practical education and even in-the-field training. However it's pricey and I think you can do a lot for less via BiggerPockets, Youtube, Books, and REIA meetings.

Again welcome to the forum and community and good luck with all your endeavors.