New Investor from Southern New Jersey

[Kevin A.]

Hey everyone,

My name is Kevin and I am from Southern New Jersey. I am a young college graduate with a degree in economics and finance and I am looking to start investing in real estate!  I just finished reading the Bigger Pockets Beginners Guide and it really got me intrigued about everything. This past year I have been working as a Financial Advisor but would love to be able to turn real estate investing into a full time job.

I am real excited to participate in all of the forums, I know I am going to be able to learn alot!  If anyone has any suggestions on what books I should look into reading that would be awesome!

[Brendan D.]

@Kevin A.

welcome to BP. you're just outside atlantic city, one of my favorite places to go during the summer.

regarding books, lots of folks recommend think and grow rich, to me his book outwitting the devil is better, or better stated, it had a bigger impact on me. why do i say that? because in think and grow rich napoleon hill talks about a philosophy for success based on observation. in outwitting the devil, he talks about his own adversities and how he actually applied that philosophy to becoming successful. it's VERY interesting. the beginning talks about some of his struggles after he wrote think and grow rich. he then overcame them. and the most interesting part of the book is his interview with the devil where he gets the devil to reveal to him how he traps people. the devil then tells him 7 principals that'll keep people from being trapped by him. it's very interesting and even though he wrote it in 1938 he promised his wife he wouldn't publish it because she thought it was too controversial. In 2011 his estate decided that the public needed this information. it was too valuable to be kept secret. i'm inclined to agree with them.

it's all relative, but to me, it had a bigger impact. it resonated with me more than think and grow rich. i learn better by seeing how a philosophy is applied to real life circumstances as opposed to reading about it. anyways, welcome aboard. read, listen to podcasts, get connected with a REIA and take action consistently and you'll be successful.