Looking for guidance

[Avishay Kolatkar]

Greetings everyone!

Thank you for the warm welcome. I had some time to browse through some articles and sort of getting bit overwhelmed with various jargons and lingos used around. At the same time, little bits and pieces that I’m able to pick and understand are super exciting and motivating :) which brings me to my main questions - 

1) where can I read and learn all about real estate from scratch - like super baby steps explained in super simple ways to help me get up to the speed with this community? Any links or books suggestions will be highly welcomed. 

2) Also- is it worth investing in some course that will help clarify and expand on all the topics about real estate? Any specific recommendations please? I would prefer online but could also attend in person in Boston area.

3) Lastly, real estate seems to be such a huge field - how do you decide and pick which direction to go and specialize in? 
 

Thank you so all in advance and have a great day :)

[Kyle Press]

Hey, 

Congrats on even making your first post in a quest for knowledge. I will recommend "The book on rental property investing" by Brandon Turner for starters. A friend of mine gave it to me, and I used what I learned from it to buy my first house, which is doing good, and has enabled me to double my bank account in a year. Granted I don't have a huge amount of money but still, it has made my life significantly better. Aside from that, youtube has a ton of great videos, this website has a bunch of great posts and people willing to give advice, and finally never be afraid to call people just to ask questions. I was on the phone for 30 minutes the other day with the county Sherriff's office trying to understand the process to buy foreclosed homes. In today's day and age people are very used to simple information gathering on the internet, or having immediate feedback and understanding. What I think 90% of people don't understand is that most people are bored out of there F*cking mind at work, and would love for a call to come in that gets them talking about themselves and their jobs. So don't be afraid to call and ask tons of questions. I think it's the best way to go, and it's completely free! Good luck.