Real Estate Investing for Beginners

[Michael Calvey]

If you had to buy your first investment property again, what would you do differently?

Do you think the tips in the guide, Real Estate Investing For Beginners, are still applicable in 2024 and beyond?

[Rene Hosman]

Quote from @Pete Wolven:

Quote from @Rene Hosman:

My #1 thing is I would have chosen a different agent! Otherwise I still own my first property and still love having it, maybe because it's a bit nostalgic

Hey. Just curious what you are looking for from your agent?  I’m a new investor and an agent, so I’d love to have an idea of how I can be a better agent and how to reverse engineer it when needed.  

 Hi Pete! Great question, my agent at the time was very new, and a friend of a friend. Instead of recommendations and professional advice from her I found myself with more questions than answers often times, and her newness and lack of confidence left me feeling like I couldn't trust her.

I think you're already 4 steps ahead of her as you're here asking the questions and are engaged on the BP forums which in my opinion, besides having a great broker with seasoned agents to learn from in person, is the MOST important thing. Your clients will be coming to you for your expertise on what is likely their biggest asset and investment of their lives and keeping yourself up to date on the news and learning from others experiences is invaluable!

I would also recommend all three of David's BiggerPockets books for agents, Sold, Skill, Scale. Tremendous insight into how to be a great agent that adds value to your clients. Here's the link to get Sold, the first of the series https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/sold-every-real-est...