Interest in becoming a REI in Chicago

[Shana Miller]

Hello, my name is Shana and I am from Chicago. I am new to the BP family. I have a great interest in becoming a REI but I currently do no have experience in the field. I have currently been reading many books on the topic as well as reading forums and watching webinars. I am interested in beginning my journey but I am a bit nervous and I am not currently acquainted with anyone in the field. As of now, I have an interest in renting multi family units as well as flipping houses. Any words of encouragement and/or advice to someone just starting out would be greatly appreciated.

[Dale Stevens]

@Shana Miller

Welcome to Bigger Pockets. You want some advice? That is relatively easy for me to give you. There are many areas and methods of investing. Don't chase them all. Get focused. So get out to local REI Clubs, there are many, and I would be happy to share with you Privately my personal experiences at all the ones I attended. There you can meet people and talk with them about how they invest, what they do ,etc. You can then pursue the one that intrigued you the most.

The key, you must like real estate, not just the money generated from it.