Hello all. Newbie here.

[Jayrel Stephens]

Hello all, my name is Jayrel. I am from Virginia, Hampton Roads area and soon to move to Denver. 28 yrs old. I am a newbie to RE. I have been reading BP religiously for the past week. I enjoy the wealth of knowledge up here. I became interested in RE when I started my painting company and started to paint numerous flips for a single client. Since transitioning to industrial and commercial contracts I have come to see that I enjoyed seeing the process of flipping houses. And since Flip or Flop, Flipping the Heartland and numerous other shows on the DIY network and HGTV have stopped giving me the rush they used to I have decided to venture into RE myself. Although I am new to the business side of RE I am very familiar with the work that can go into these flips. I personally have done drywall installation, constructed foundations, laid brick, put in tile and hardwood floors, and of course painted interior and exterior. I look forward to learning from and working with you all. 

[Paul Timmins]

@Jayrel Stephens

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). Find them through Google and meetup.com

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