Newbie from Summerville SC!

[Aaron Sizemore]

Hello all!

My name is Aaron and I am a current resident of beautiful Summerville,SC. I am 28 yrs. old and quite the newb when it comes to real estate investing, however, I have been soaking up all of the amazing resources that this awesome website has too offer. Two months worth of doing research and I think I am finally ready purchase my first rental property (hopefully?)! I will be making an offer first thing tomorrow! I have yet to make it to any of my local REIA meetings but will be doing so in the immediate future. Any other rental property owners in the Summerville/Charleston area? I would love to pick some brains! Thanks guys and gals!

[Paul Timmins]

@Aaron Sizemore

Welcome. Time to build the foundation below.

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 60 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. Here you will meet wholesalers who provide deals and all the cash buyers (rehabbers) you will need.

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.

Download BP’s newest book here some good due diligence in Chapter 10. Real Estate Rewind Starting over

http://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/brandonatbp/file/real-estate-rewind-a-biggerpockets-community-book

Good luck

Paul