General starting out questions

[Ezra Tingler]

Hello,

I am new to the forum and new to real estate investing. I have been reading the Ultimate beginners guide and listening to the podcasts. I have a ton of questions and welcome any answers or advice.

1. Are there any members in the Raleigh, NC area who would like to meet to discuss any real estate topics?

2. I am in the process to repairing my credit, should I jump in and start with a fair credit score or wait until I'm back in the good to excellent range?

3. Is it good or standard practice to carry a mortgage on every buy and hold property?

4. Which is better for beginners, flip or wholesale?

5. Would you recommend getting marketing/mailing list for direct mail from title agencies or from somewhere like list source?

Thanks

Ezra

[Ezra Tingler]

@Ned Carey and @David Shapiro Thanks for the advice!  I am going to start searching for deals and if I come across any I will jump on them.  And I will continue to repair my credit in the mean time.

Ezra