Newbie in Middle Tennessee

[Jonathan Dye]

I currently work full time (and married with 3 kids) and want to find a way to start investing in real estate. Taking the first step is very difficult for me. However, I have a strong desire to do this and know its possible. I look to make some connections here and pointed in the right direction.

[Mark Nolan]

@Jonathan Dye welcome to the BP community. Take a look at the various blog posts on the BP community as they are full of great information regarding real estate.

[Dmitriy Fomichenko]

Welcome to BP family @Jonathan Dye It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more. Here are a few recommendations for you:

Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet

Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing

Check out BP Podcasts: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/category/podcast/

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Wishing you the best! 

[Rhondalette W.]

@Jonathan Dye

 Welcome to BP Dmitry offer some great resources. The Ultimate Beginners Guide is a great place to start.

[Paul Timmins]

@Jonathan Dye

Welcome.

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 (cash buyers).

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.

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

[Scott Gray]

Welcome Jonathan.  I am not far from you in Chattanooga and new to the game as well.

BP is the best place to start your journey.

Absorb all you can from the site.

Best of luck  Scott

[Dave Visaya]

Hey @Jonathan Dye welcome to the site! It's great to have you! feel free to interact in the forums, meet some great people, and definitely provide more value to the community by sharing your thoughts, experiences, and of course, success stories!

[Brandon Turner]

Hey @Jonathan Dye welcome to BiggerPockets! You've definitely come to the right place to learn more about investing. If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and The BiggerPockets Podcast. They are both great at learning the fundamentals.

Oh - and don't forget to set up your Keyword Alerts!

See you around the site!

[Tom Shepard]

@Jonathan Dye

BP IS a great place to learn, but as the recent blog post said, you've eventually got to get off the "learning treadmill" and take action.  

Take a little time to figure out what niche of REI you want to jump into and then do it.

#askBP podcasts have some great quick learnings.

Good luck to you!  I am a buy and hold investor and live in Nashville but look at deals all over the state.  Would be glad to try to help answer questions and or get together to talk.

[Marlon Wilson]

Hi @Jonathan Dye

Welcome to biggerpockets! All the best on your real estate venture!