All Forum Posts by: Brandon L.

@Tania Jones 

Hello, and welcome to biggerpockets. There are loads of helpful investors on this site. Before you ask any questions, be sure to use the “search” feature. Virtually all the answers can be found in this way. If by some chance you cannot find it that way, feel free to post a question, and one of the many members will definitely help you out

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Real estate investing is not a sprint, building a strong foundation is important. Put in the work, pay your dues and your time will come. Below are some suggestions to help get you started building that foundation

• 1.“Ultimate Beginners Guide to REI”
• 2.“The biggerpockets podcast”
• 3.“The book on investing with no, and low money down”

Again, welcome to the site, if I can help you out in any way, please feel free to send me a private message.

Have an amazing day! 

@David Kohn 

Hello, and welcome to biggerpockets. There are loads of helpful investors on this site. Be sure to use the “search” feature for any questions you may have, virtually all the answers can be found in this way. If by some chance you cannot find it that way, feel free to post a question, and one of the many members will definitely help you out

Another thing to keep in mind, the “vote” button on each forum post is similar to the “Like” button on facebook. If you read something, and find it helpful, please hit the “Vote” button.

Real estate investing is not a sprint, building a strong foundation is important. Put in the work, pay your dues and your time will come. Below are some suggestions to help get you started building that foundation

• 1.“Ultimate Beginners Guide to REI”
• 2.“The biggerpockets podcast”
• 3.“The book on investing with no, and low money down”

Again, welcome to the site, if I can help you out in any way, please feel free to send me a private message.

Have an amazing day! 

@Nye Eddings you are in the right place. There are many helpful investors on this site. 

I would suggest clicking on the "learn" tab then "free how-to guides" then on the "ultimate beginners guide to REI"

Good luck, feel free to send me a message if I can help in any other way :) 

@Michaela G. investors that are looked at with suspicion, are probably doing something suspicious. I have never had that problem when I let people know I am an investor. Most of the time they are curious,and want to know more.

While there may be some controversy on the use of bandit signs, they are commonly used by investors. The OP asked for some advice on how to avoid angry calls, he is not asking how to scam money from  unsuspecting tenants. I am not here to judge others...if they are doing something illegal, the proper authorities in their local area will deal with it eventually. 

I live in a small town, there are no laws against bandit signs because I am sure there never has been a whole lot of investors here, and I am pretty sure no one on this forum knows every law and ordinance from every municipality in the U.S.  So if I asked the same question " How to avoid pissed off person calling about bandit signs?" all the people bringing in the legal advice, and personal opinions about these signs would be irrelevant, and I would get the most help from the person who suggested not to answer the phone :) 

@Joseph Theriault This is one long thread! I read through the whole thing just to make sure someone gave you some great advice. There were some great ideas to help you out, and I learned some new things.

Sometimes people need to see that this forum is not to get on and force your opinion on others, or to ridicule what someone is doing,or to be the investor police.It's to offer valuable advice on the question asked to help someone out. 

I especially liked the advice of just not answering the phone haha

Hope you have an amazing day!

@Richard C. to be considered in the top 1 percent of earners in the U.S. requires an income over 700k according to Forbes. 

So like I said, Robert Kiyosaki is one of the wealthiest people in America. 

And with that my budgeted time for non income producing conversations is over. It was a pleasure. 

I hope you have an amazing and productive day. 

@David Krulac thanks for sharing the info

@Richard C. "poor dad" does exist. I see him every day in a lot of people I know. I don't care if the specific characters in the book do not exist. If I waste time worrying about that, and debating people about this irrelevant detail, I would totally miss the powerful message in the book.  

Robert Kiyosaki is one of the most wealthy individuals in the U.S. that is not fiction, at some point in his life he learned something that the average person never will. So if he wants to tell a story to teach his lessons, I will listen.

but alas, these are just my opinions, and I hope you have an amazing day :)

@Cal C. I am aware of the controversy around it, but that doesn't change the fact that is has inspired millions to make a positive change in their lives.Dave Ramsay may have some good advice for some...but not for me...and he is the poor dad. Well, maybe not literally because he has millions of poor people paying for his stuff, but you get the point.

@J Koehne welcome to BP. Lots of great people on here sharing knowledge.

I have a 3 year plan to purchase my first multi-family, and San Antonio is on my radar. Hopefully we can connect over the phone sometime.