New Member from Louisiana

[John Lewis]

Hi, my name is John Lewis and I live about 30 minutes outside of New Orleans, LA. I'm pretty new to real estate investing and was searching the web for some advice when I came across Bigger Pockets. I look forward to listening to more of the podcasts and jumping right into the discussions.

I have a Bachelors in Finance from the University of New Orleans and currently work in transportation and logistics. My goal is like many to be able to quit the day job someday and focus on real estate full time. I've also found a few local real estate investing groups that have meetings in the area and plan to join. If anyone is in the South Louisiana area and has some advice on networking I'd love to hear from you!

[Paul Timmins]

@John Lewis

Welcome. Black and Gold Boston Bruins? 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 over 70 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. Find the club webpage and connect in advance of the meeting with club officials and some vendors.

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