Newbie from Toronto Ontario Canada

[Carlos Pimentel]

Hi everyone, my name is Carlos. I consider this to be my first step in making a better future for my family and I. I have wanted to get into real estate investing for years but haven't had the confidence to ask questions and get started. I came across the BP website by accident and was impressed by all the information it provides. I am totally new to real estate investing and look forward to learning and making things happen.

Looking forward to getting to know the community.

Carlos

[Paul Timmins]

@Carlos Pimentel 

Welcome. Investing in Canada or the US? Fill in 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 80 past ones to catch up on.

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 rehabbers.

Two Great reads, I bought both J. Scott The Book on Flipping Houses, The Book on Estimating ReHab Costs http://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook

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