Advice for a 21 Year Old New Investor

[Jarett Tigges]

Hi BP community,

I am new to BiggerPockets and thought it'd be good time to introduce myself, cause I will be here for awhile;) My name is Jarett Tigges, I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico and currently attend the university here studying Mechanical Engineering (I graduate in May). I've spent the last six months diving into the educational part of multi-family investing. I have listened to countless podcasts and read several books. Just finished Brandon Turners book on Rental Property Investing!! My partner and I compliment each other very well as he good at networking and has a background in sales, whereas I am very analytical and love the numbers side. So much so that I just spent an entire week developing an insane spreadsheet to analyze any rental property. Anyways, I'm not here looking for cheap answers and easy instructions on how to do my first deal. I know it will be challenging, and I'm excited to hunt for a deal in this market. My plan right now is to start driving around areas of interest and contacting property owners...probably through a small direct mailing campaign. If any of you have good tips that helped you find your first deal, I'd love to hear them. Or if you just want to connect and chat about real estate, I'm always up for a good chat. If you're from the Albuquerque area, or invest in this area from out of state, I'm particularly interested in picking your brain. Like it says in the title, I'm eager to learn so hit me with some knowledge! :)