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Newbie Allentown, PA
Hi everyone. I'm from Allentown, PA. I have been interested in real estate for a number of years. I am looking to learning boat loads form BP. Hopefully 1 day I can help others as well. I have flipped 1 property before. I took a loss. I didn't know what I was doing and did no research.
So here I am back at it again. My goal is to have rental units. That is my retirement goal. I currently have a home improvement business. So that knowledge with hopefully help this time around. Any advice from anyone is greatly appreciated.
Talk to you all soon.
Mike Cornell
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Welcome. 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 90 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
Consider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.
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
Good Luck
Paul