New Member From Elkhart, Indiana

[William Baumann]

Hello all, my name is William Baumann and I am a newbie real estate investor in Elkhart, Indiana.  So if your in the greater Michiana area or you do deals in this area, please reach out.

[Larry Fried]

@William Baumann Hi & welcome to BP!

[Paul Timmins]

@William Baumann 

Welcome. Time to build 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.

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

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 all the cash buyers (rehabbers) you will need.

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

http://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/brandonatbp/file/real-estate-rewind-a-biggerpockets-community-book

Good luck

Paul

[James Wise]

@William Baumann 

welcome to the site.

[Dave Visaya]

Hey @William Baumann welcome to the site! It's great to have you. Hope to see you around more often. Don't forget to check out the learn tab above.