My First AREIA Meeting

[Tyler McLeod]

I went to my first Alabama Real Estate Investors Association meeting last night. They invited Andrew Cordle to be a guest speaker. I was introduced to a few people, but it was a pretty overwhelming experience overall. Firstly, because I was the youngest person there and did not really know anyone. I met a fellow BP member there though. I also got many weird "what are you doing here?" looks.

Andrew talked about his experiences and how he's made his business so successful. I also heard him say he bought and flipped his first property when he was 22, so that gives me some hope. I just need to keep learning and come up with a plan.

I still feel overwhelmed about the whole idea of buying and holding/flipping/renting properties. I am still just going to keep reading as much as I can about certain strategies. I am trying to narrow my niche market, as several acquaintances suggested.

I think it could be very helpful to experience a deal as it goes step-by-step to get kind of a hands-on experience, but just by watching.

I have an uncle that owns his own residential and small commercial construction company, maybe I could ask him about certain aspects of real estate.

Anyway, just an update. Thank you all for your support so far! This is quite the learning experience.