New to the community/ Looking for advice and books to check out

[Cole Sonnier]

Hello I'm new to the community of BP and wanted to introduce myself. I've lived in the Acadiana area for most of my life. I don't have any experience in real estate but really want to jump in and start learning to be able to build a career in something I have had an interest in since I was young. My goal is to create a portfolio of long term rentals consisting of single family homes and multi-family homes; eventually being able to move into small to medium sized apartment complexes.  Any advice and books to check out would be greatly appreciated!

[Joe Mannino]

I would start with a house hack. You can easily get your feet wet in real estate investing and learn how to be a landlord. I would check out the house hacking strategy book by craig curelop. After living in the property for a year, you are able to move out and do it again while either still renting out the first property or selling it and buying a larger more expensive property.