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Excited to be here, Motivated to Save, and Eager to Learn
Hello, All!
I am new to this Bigger Pockets community - very excited to be here!
My wife & I are currently renting while we save money for our first home. During this time of saving, I thought to learn the fundamentals of real estate investing so when we are properly positioned we can take the leap to investing with confidence.
My questions to you:
1. What is your favorite reading material and/or training resources?
2. What real estate networking suggestions might you have?
Thank you, so much, for your time!
Austin
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Welcome Austin!
1. I spend a ton of time on biggerpockets, ask questions, ask some more questions and then some more! You can read through forums etc. Bigger pockets also has a podcast, im not a huge reader so I may not be a help with books, but podcasts are my go to!
2. Local real estate groups and meetups, Facebook groups, and bigger pockets, like said above by @Kerry Noble Jr