New Member ... everyone welcome me!

[Joel Nickerson]

Hello All

My name is Joel. I am from Massachusetts currently residing in beautiful Connecticut. I am a young professional looking to get a jump start on the real estate game! I have always been interested in real estate and always wanted to own multiple properties by the time I was 30. I am 25 now so I guess I need to get started!

Currently I am in the market for a multi-family property in or around the city (Hartford). I have read that section 8 housing can be a gift and a curse, but that there are a LOT of positives to renting to section 8 tenants. It is my plan to get started with a foreclosure property with minimal to moterate renovations needed. It it my plan to build on my small amount of capital with a first property carrying low enough mortage costs to double my money from one rental, with the potential for two or three.

But what do I know? I am very green to this whole process and hope I am on the right path! I am eager to meet and learn form others, so feel free to connect with me!

Sincerely,

Joel

[Paul Timmins]

@Joel Nickerson

Welcome.

Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere

Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.

Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice. And you get the benefit of having 40 past ones to catch up on.

Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info. Here you will meet wholesalers who provide deals and rehabbers.

Two Great reads, I bought both J. Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook

Consider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.

Good Luck

Paul