Newbie from Richmond, VA

[Katrina Palmer]

Hello BP Community: I'm Katrina and currently live just 20 mins. away from Richmond in Henrico county. I have wanted to learn about Real Estate Investing for quite some time and never really knew how to start until I listened to the interview with Joshua on EM. Great Interview by the way, Joshua! I am an absolute beginner with only H..TV under my belt and am looking forward to learning and being a part of this community.

[Paul Timmins]

@Katrina Palmer

Welcome. Start building the legacy now.

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 50 past ones to catch up on.

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

Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

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

You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing. Rents can be 2-4 times more. Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

Good Luck

Paul