Newbie from Jackson, NJ

[Justin Hernandez]

Hi all at BP,

My name is Justin Hernandez and I am from Jackson, NJ (where Six Flags Great Adventure is located). I recently graduated Rutgers University with an Information Technology degree. I have a deep background and knowledge of trading stocks and FX (currencies) for about 4 years with personal accounts but now want to learn about REI. I am a newbie starting off in Real Estate investing and have little to no money. I have been reading all the information I can get my hands on and am going through Bill Vaughn's Simple Man’s Guide to Real Estate course material as well as reading, The Book on Investing In Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down: Real Life Strategies for Investing in Real Estate Using Other People's Money by Brandon Turner. What I plan to do is start off trying to mostly wholesale properties but ultimately would like to do fix and flips once I save enough money and can start to venture into these other areas (focusing more on wholesaling for now).

If anyone can point me in the right direction of getting my first deal, I would really appreciate it. I want to make sure I don’t get stuck in analysis-paralysis and not be afraid of taking a risk to get something positive done. I’ll take all the help I can get. I hope I can network and really learn a lot through everyone here at BiggerPockets and I am looking forward to it!

Thanks all,

Justin H

[Ryan Ilardi]

Hey Justin, I grew up in Jackson, class of 1996! I am now a commercial real estate agent in Knoxville, TN but also want to get into investing at some point. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help!