REI Newbie in Beautiful (sometimes) Seattle!

[Mitch Robins]

Hey everyone!

New to BP and to REI in general. Took a local seminar, which I now see was a giant mistake in terms of what I paid for it and almost got sucked into paying more :( Glad to have found this site and the community around it!

For the time being, I'm still trying to figure out how to get a solid start. I'm thinking that meeting up with someone established in the REI world and seeking to understand deals in motion will help me wrap my brain around the A-Z of how deals get worked. Seems to only be so much book/web learning you can do without getting involved somehow.

What were your starting experiences like? Did you start with a local mentor, or just go after the deals with no help? Good/bad stories welcome, I'm all ears!

Cheers,

Mitch

[Tiffany Plovie]

@Mitch Robins Welcome to BP! 

   I am so glad that you found this community. Here you will find actual advice from people who have been where you are. I am located in Bellevue, Washington and would love to meet up with you for coffee or lunch and help you set your goals and develop a plan to reach them. I have been actively involved in real estate since 2002, so I guess you could I have seen some things!

   This forum is full of knowledge, but it helps to know where you are going first! ;)

    One of my goals for our local community is to develop a strong network of individuals so that we can learn both what to do and what not to do; to develop a working list of professionals that we know we can rely on for both their expertise and trustworthiness.

We are fortunate to have @Brandon Turner  in our own backyard. I do believe he is planning a meetup in the Olympia area sometime in the near future.

   In the Keywords section of your profile I would add 'Olympia', 'Washington', 'Seattle' and what other areas you might be interested in investing in.