Newbie from Los Angeles, CA

[Khaled Seirafi]

Hi everyone,

My name is Khal Seirafi and a friend referred me to this site. I'm super excited about learning more about real estate investment and property management! 

A little about my background. I've dabbled in the legal and non-profit fields for some time, but back in school for a computer science degree. Real estate-wise, I've been assisting my family in managing their properties (a residential/commercial building and a triplex, both in San Mateo, CA). In January of this year, I bought my first condo in Long Beach, CA. But, I feel that there's a ton of things I need to learn before I can really know if my investment will be a successful one. My goal is to buy large multi-family properties and I'd love to learn as much as I can from the wealth of knowledge you all have! 

Thanks!

Khal

[Paul Timmins]

@Khaled Seirafi

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 100 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 (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

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