Starting From Scratch.

[Robert Jenkins]

So i'm starting from scratch and i want to know how you'd do it. Wholesaling of course i know. I'm going to have business cards drawn up and find a place to "farm."

Where do i go from there? Bandit signs seems like a waste of time and money around here because there are TONS. Only know of one local REIA club and it's once a month about 40minutes away. I drive around looking for houses a lot and try contacting owners. I've started writing a few lowball offers but no bites as of yet. I have a business plan and goals.

How do i meet more people who are in the business? What is a good way to get busy and effective. I don't mind grinding for a long time but at what?

Thanks for the help, glad to be on the forums again.

[Matt DuSold]

Hey Robert. I started not too long ago as well so I know exactly where you are. When I started I was in a college town and the closest REI club was almost 2 hours away and I had no clue where to start.

Honestly I "met" people on this website. First thing you need to do is just be active on here. You will learn tons and find out who you want to be around and learn from and what not. I would also message people in your area and see if you can help them in anyway or if they can guide you to someone/someplace that might be best.

First and foremost find a mentor. Find someone you trust and you know is successful or has something you want and then be extremely coachable. I was lucky enough to find someone who was willing to help me here on biggerpockets and everything I do I run by him first.

There is no better way to learn then learning from the person that has what you want while educating yourself as much as you can. Good luck with everything and just keep working at it. You can ask a lot of stupid questions on here too so dont be afraid, take it from someone who knows!