All Forum Posts by: Noah Bacon

 Hi Caleb!

If you have a lender I would ask them. If you do not have a lender consider meeting with a few lenders in your area! An investor friendly lender can do all sorts of helpful things, like answering your question above or connecting you with the right loan product for deals you want to do.

Hello! You should utilize our classifieds section of the forums to make a post to find and connect with local professionals who can help you in this situation! You’ll probably get the most traffic there.

Welcome to BiggerPockets Question of the Week!

So many of our new users are asking where they can get started networking and meeting local investors, and I always recommend finding a local meetup!

I can personally say that going to local meetups jump started my investing career by absorbing knowledge from those already investing in real estate in my local community.

How have meetups helped your real estate investing career?

What advice would you give someone looking to go to their first meetup?

Hi Tim! Welcome to BiggerPockets and thanks for joining!

Here are some tips for networking and making the most of your account.

1) I'd fill out your profile fully before you do anything else! As that will at least help folks that you reach out to know that you are a real person, with a picture and professional bio. Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you.

2) Go to the Search bar, and look for some local members in your area! Reach out to a few of the folks, perhaps those with hundreds or thousands of posts in this forum, and connect. You can do that here.

3) Check out some of the local meetups that you can find in this forum! There are so many so be sure to filter by your location.

4) Review this comprehensive 64 page deck on the state of the 2023 housing market (in your resource page as a member of BiggerPockets!) for real estate investors put together by Dave Meyer and available for all BiggerPockets members.

5) Consider meeting with a few agents in your area even if you are just getting started! An investor friendly agent can do all sorts of helpful things, like setting you up with a search for properties or connecting you with folks who have recently done deals like the ones you want to do.

6) Consider analyzing a deal or two in your local market, just for practice, with a free use of our Rental Property Calculator (or other calculators).

Hope this helps! Please reach out with any questions you may have!

Hi Ben! Welcome to BiggerPockets and thanks for joining!

Here are some tips for networking and making the most of your account.

1) I'd fill out your profile fully before you do anything else! As that will at least help folks that you reach out to know that you are a real person, with a picture and professional bio. Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you.

2) Go to the Search bar, and look for some local members in your area! Reach out to a few of the folks, perhaps those with hundreds or thousands of posts in this forum, and connect. You can do that here.

3) Check out some of the local meetups that you can find in this forum! There are so many so be sure to filter by your location.

4) Review this comprehensive 64 page deck on the state of the 2023 housing market (in your resource page as a member of BiggerPockets!) for real estate investors put together by Dave Meyer and available for all BiggerPockets members.

5) Consider meeting with a few agents in your area even if you are just getting started! An investor friendly agent can do all sorts of helpful things, like setting you up with a search for properties or connecting you with folks who have recently done deals like the ones you want to do.

6) Consider analyzing a deal or two in your local market, just for practice, with a free use of our Rental Property Calculator (or other calculators).

Hope this helps! Please reach out with any questions you may have!

Hey Adam! Welcome to BiggerPockets and thanks for joining!

Here are some tips for networking and making the most of your account.

1) I'd fill out your profile fully before you do anything else! As that will at least help folks that you reach out to know that you are a real person, with a picture and professional bio. Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you.

2) Go to the Search bar, and look for some local members in your area! Reach out to a few of the folks, perhaps those with hundreds or thousands of posts in this forum, and connect. You can do that here.

3) Check out some of the local meetups that you can find in this forum! There are so many so be sure to filter by your location.

4) Review this comprehensive 64 page deck on the state of the 2023 housing market (in your resource page as a member of BiggerPockets!) for real estate investors put together by Dave Meyer and available for all BiggerPockets members.

5) Consider meeting with a few agents in your area even if you are just getting started! An investor friendly agent can do all sorts of helpful things, like setting you up with a search for properties or connecting you with folks who have recently done deals like the ones you want to do.

6) Consider analyzing a deal or two in your local market, just for practice, with a free use of our Rental Property Calculator (or other calculators).

Hope this helps! Please reach out with any questions you may have!

Hey Ashley! BiggerPockets has a growing catalog of 40+ books to choose from, and we even have a collection for rookies in particular. Here are some of our top recommendations for those just getting started in real estate:

• Real Estate Rookie by Ashley Kehr: The title says it all! This action guide gives you everything you need to overcome analysis paralysis and buy a property within 90 days.
• Set For Life by Scott Trench: Written by BiggerPockets’ CEO, this personal finance best-seller instills healthy finance and investing habits to set you on track for early financial freedom.
• How to Invest in Real Estate by Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner: If you’re not sure which strategy is right for you, this book gives a broader overview of many strategies to help you choose your own investing adventure.
• Rental Property Management Book Bundle by Brandon Turner: With more than 800,000 copies sold of these two best-sellers, this package deal covers everything you need to buy a rental property and manage it yourself.

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Hey Andy!

Go to the Search bar, and look for some local members in your area! Reach out to a few of the folks, perhaps those with hundreds or thousands of posts in this forum, and connect. You can do that here. Check out some of the local meetups that you can find in this forum! There are so many so be sure to filter by your location.

Hope this helps!