Tu from Orange County CA

[Tu Phan]

Howdy friends!

My name is Tu, 22 years old and I'm from Westminster California. I am an artist, I can speak Tagalog, Vietnamese and English and learning Spanish. I got into real estate through reading rich dad poor dad book. Right now I'm studying for my real estate license as suggested by BP blog for beginner.

I heard that Orange County is one of the tougher market so I'm looking for a mentor for sure. I ask someone locally who is a fix and flipper and I offer to be an intern and do any task but he didn't reply :(

Me and my buddies have posted bandit signs and ads on craigtlist, basically a newbie, just started in November and here to make friends and contribute Aswell ;)

God bless !

[Karen Margrave]

@Tu Phan Welcome to BP! We are in Lake Forest. However; we do new construction. The market for fix and flips is extremely tight here, as there are an abundance of buyers with money that purchase for buy and holds, etc. There's also a pretty good demand for housing, in most price ranges.

Getting your license is always a good idea, it definitely can't hurt you. As for finding a mentor, once you are licensed, you may be able to work with a property management company, a broker, loan broker, etc. There's a lot of different niches where you can learn the business.

Get yourself up to speed on prices. Go check out open houses, model homes, etc. Read the Beginners Guide to Investing (top of page under Learn), listen to podcasts, and ask questions of those with experience on BP, all of that is close to a mentor! Good luck!