Newbie looking for knowledge...where to start, and what to avoid

[Anthony Kasa]

Hello,

I am starting the journey for knowledge that will allow me to succeed in real estate investing. I am just staring out, so advice would be very appreciated. My father and I are looking to start flipping, via foreclosures, or possibly wholesaler. I am interested in lease option knowledge as well.

[James Masotti]

@Anthony Kasa - I encourage you to just soak in all things BiggerPockets. There are a ton of great resources from the BP Podcasts, the AskBP Podcasts, the books (I'm reading J Scott's The Book on Flipping Houses right now) and of course the forums. You'll learn so much in 6 months that you will completely forget what it was like not knowing anything. After that I'd just suggest you try to reach out to other local investors here on BP or at your local REIA. It's amazing the resources that are out there for the people willing to put in the effort for them. Definitely check out @Brandon Turner's Book on Investing with No and Low Money Down as well if you're interested in Lease Options. Some great info in there on all sorts of creative financing options.