All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

Hi Yashar Ebady Welcome to the Real estate investing world. Bigger pockets is a great place to learn and also the SJREIA. A local real estate group. Their site is SJREIA.org. I would recommend making as many contacts as you can to expand your network, this is a great place to start! I primarily work with investors as a real estate agent and actively invest myself. Feel free to reach out with any questions you may have! Contact info is below. Talk soon, William Lees Jr

Hi @Brendan H.

 BP doesn't let you share links but anyone interested just PM and I would be happy to share the link and please feel free to share it with anyone you know who could use the info. The next one we are doing is going to broadcast live October 24th 6:30pm EST. It will be on construction!

Hi Trevor Bonney , Welcome to the real estate investing world! I agree, checking out your local reia, which for us is SJREIA.org, is a great idea. Also network as much as you can to meet new people who are actively doing what you want to get into. Let me know any questions you may have about the south jersey market! I am really active here and could definitely help you with any questions you may have. William Lees Jr

Hi Jeffrey Gunn Welcome to BiggerPockets. I am a real estate agent that works only with investors, and I invest myself. And a good way to get in on the market in this area is to go to any networking events for real investors that you can fine. SJREIA.org is a good one. I also have an event I just did on finding your deal and I recorded it I'll send you the link. Talk soon, William Lees Jr

Hi Alex Smith I have an event I just did an event on financing. It went over all sorts of ways to finance purchases. I will PM you he link to the video! William Lees Jr

Hi John MacKenzie Welcome to the investing world! It's a very exciting place to be! I would love to help you get started. I am a real estate agent that only works with investors. I am looking for an electrician too! I'll send a personal message. Talk soon, William Lees Jr

Hi @Satish Kethineni,

Thanks for your input. I agree, if we work with investors we should be very familiar with how to buy the property, rehab the property, make a profit on the property, and to have connections within that world. This is all something I have been focusing on. I also invest myself which I believe is a good plus as well for an agent, because then you are practicing what you preach.

Anything else?

William Lees Jr

Hi Everyone,

I only work with Real estate investors as a real estate agent in New Jersey / South Jersey and I wanted to pose a question. 

What are investors looking for in a real estate agent? What is the most important quality? What makes you think "This person could be an asset to my investing"?

I look forward to your thoughts!

William Lees Jr

Hi @John Stuart,

I am just starting myself in New Jersey and I have done it through Partnering with current investors on projects. This has helped me get started when I didn't have any money my self. I met these people through networking here on Bigger Pockets and going to the SJREIA. Their site is SJREIA.org. 

I work with a lot of first time investors and the main way we get them started is by figuring out what their goals are in this business. Do they want to retire, make it a business, do it for a hobby, etc. Once we know this we move on to how aggressive they may have to be in order to achieve their goal. That will dictate what they might need to do to get started. EX: Partner, Lend privately first, Buy a property a year, etc

Connections are key  when getting started, so reach out to anyone actively doing what you want to do in real estate and meet up with them, pick their brain. The more people you meet the more doors will open like @Danielle Fattizzi said. 

I would more than happy to answer any questions you may have. Feel free to send me a PM to discuss meeting up.

Talk soon,

William Lees Jr

Hi Everyone, (@Russell Brazil @Dewain J. @Gilbert Dominguez)

Thank you all for your input. It really has helped me look at it differently. Its always good to hear different thoughts on things. The first event for the education source I'm creating is on September 26th at 6:30pm. I will be broadcasting it live via Youtube Live. I will have the link set up by the end of the week. I will post it here. Please feel free to tune in and see what I am doing, I would appreciate any feedback.

Talk Soon,

William Lees Jr