Biggest noob to join yet! (From Connecticut/NH)

Biggest noob to join yet! (From Connecticut/NH)

East Lyme, CT · Member since 2014 · 4 posts · 0 votes

I'm bound to leave a ton of relevant information out so feel free to ask me more questions about myself but here are the basics! I'm a university student at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire but otherwise live with my family in Connecticut. I recently turned 21 but don't party or do anything like that (drugs and alcohol aren't my thing). I am by no means the best student but I am improving luckily in my later years to hopefully end up financially free later on. I know absolutely nothing about real estate and I am here to learn first and put my knowledge into practice later on. I also have some money in stocks and I am still learning in that field and I also got a camera for my birthday so I'm hoping to use that and become better as I go on (maybe even sell pictures in the future?!). My major is psychology and my minors are forensic psychology and criminal justice. I've listened to both bigger pockets podcasts as well as some others including Austin Netzley's YoProWealth (does anyone else listen to this?, I am by no means trying to sell his (free) podcast just give information). I'm overall trying to become more financially savvy and learn more about the real estate business and how everything works and that's why I'm here! Like I said before feel free to both message me here or just leave a post if you have any questions!

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  • Landlord and Rehabber · Newton, MA · Member since 2010 · 2k+ posts · 877 votes
    12y

    HI Sean, Welcome to BP.

    It is always nice to see someone starting when they are young to secure their future.

    Sounds like you are still a little all over the place, but that is okay! You are young and have a lot of time to learn and figure out what path(s) to take to achieve your goals.

    Real Estate is a great vehicle to help achieve financial goals so definitely encourage you to keep learning on BP and in real life all that you can and to get started in it once you find a niche that is appealing to you.

  • East Lyme, CT · Member since 2014 · 4 posts · 0 votes
    12y

    Thank you! Yeah I forgot to mention I do tend to be all over the place with my interests but I am working basically to my utmost extent to do everything I can to secure my financial future.

    Real estate in part is interesting to me because my father used to own a condo but eventually sold it because he didn't want to keep it anymore and it was more of a liability than an asset and I'm curious as to turn those situations into assets. As well as I obviously hope to have my own home some day and rent out a few others so I'm hoping that I can create a second stream of revenue from this. Luckily I am young and I have heard repeatedly to "do it while you're young" and make mistakes while you're young so that's part of what I'm trying to do (if that makes sense).

  • Rehabber · Niantic, CT · Member since 2012 · 443 posts · 150 votes
    12y

    Hi, @Sean McGirr! Welcome to BP from a fellow East Lymer.

    You've found the right place to learn, so check out all the nooks and crannies of BP and you'll be off to a great start. The podcasts are great, the blogs are excellent, and there are tons of people here to bounce questions off of.

    Best of luck!

  • Rental Property Investor · Norwalk, CT · Member since 2013 · 276 posts · 147 votes
    12y
    Hey Sean McGirr Welcome to BP. It's a great place to learn and listen and ask questions. I wish I knew about BP eight years ago when I got started at your age. Luckily I have had family in RE that helped me along and found plenty of mentors along the way. Explore BP as much as possible, there is a ton of info here and try to meet as many people who are in the business and will I to answer questions. Good luck! Dan
  • Rental Property Investor · Phoenix/Lima, Arizona/OH · Member since 2012 · 4k+ posts · 4k+ votes
    12y

    Hey @Sean McGirr

    Welcome to BP Nation! I love it when young college students post here - I wish I did; I wish BP was around...

    If you have a question, someone here has the answer - period. Good luck with all of your endeavors!

  • FL · Member since 2009 · 2k+ posts · 357 votes
    12y

    @Sean McGirr

    Welcome to the Best Real Estate Site on the Net.

    It is always nice to see another Ct., resident in the forums.

    Click on the "learn tab" at the top of this page, and you could be spending many hours on the Information that is available.

    Raymond

  • East Lyme, CT · Member since 2014 · 4 posts · 0 votes
    12y

    Thank you all! It's nice to see a very active forum with nice people in them. I hadn't realized how many Connecticut people were here either! Thank you for all the tips and information already and I'll be sure to check it out!

    Sorry for the bit of a delayed response, week before finals and a lot has been going on.

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    Investor · Maui, HI · Member since 2009 · 13k+ posts · 3k+ votes
    12y

    Hey @Sean McGirr welcome to BP! I'm glad you're listening to the podcast. You should definitely start jumping right in the forums! Also, if you haven't yet, try to setup some "Keyword Alerts." It's great for getting into local conversations.

    See you around the site!

  • East Lyme, CT · Member since 2014 · 4 posts · 0 votes
    12y

    I definitely will thank you! With my previous knowledge in stock I am actually interested in REIT's (I learned about them from the free book). I was wondering if anyone else has any experience with them? I actually just bought a couple shares of DRE and was wondering people's thoughts about it! That will definitely have to be one of my keyword alerts.

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