New from Raleigh, NC

[Yates Snyder]

Hey I'm Yates. I live in the Raleigh area and attending my last year of college. I'm completely new to RE and want to pursue it as a way to gain assets and produce income while working for myself. I hope to learn a lot from BP members in the Raleigh area and through interacting on the site. I know there is a wealth of things to learn and know there is no time like the present, so hey everyone its nice to meet you!

If you are so inclined, feel free to add your single favorite piece of advice for someone just starting out. I'm all ears!

[Ricky A.]

@Yates Snyder , welcome to BP.  

My advice:

• Being in the Triangle, start going to the main TREIA meeting and any sub-group(s) that you find convenient or beneficial (http://www.treia.com).  Network to meet people who can become mentors, partners, investors, etc.
• Time = money. To me, that means that regardless of where you are in your REI career, you probably have some value you can add. Typically, younger people have more time than money and more experienced people often have more money than time. Figure our your valuable resource (because inevitably you have something that IS valuable) and use it to add value to others who can be or become partners, mentors, etc. and this will accelerate your REI career.