How do I start in real estate investment

[Mimose Laforest]

Good morning everyone. I am new to real estate investment world and would like some help starting out. I have started to read some posts on BiggerPockets and it has been helpful.

How do I start? What is the first step I need to take to start? I live in Florida and have been looking for some properties. I would like to start with a home that needs little renovations and I could start renting out. 

Any advice will help. Thanks in advance and I can't wait to learn the ropes. 

[Corwin Hernandez]

Originally posted by @Mimose Laforest:

Good morning everyone. I am new to real estate investment world and would like some help starting out. I have started to read some posts on BiggerPockets and it has been helpful.

How do I start? What is the first step I need to take to start? I live in Florida and have been looking for some properties. I would like to start with a home that needs little renovations and I could start renting out. 

Any advice will help. Thanks in advance and I can't wait to learn the ropes. 

 Welcome to BP! I have been on the site for a couple months and absolutely love it. It has definitely helped open my mind to the realm of real estate and how it can help me slowly build wealth. Getting started depends on what kind of real estate investing you'd like to do. There are so many niches and strategies, all mentioned in the Ultimate Beginner's Guide. I would highly recommend listening to the podcast when you have time as well to listen to so many others investing in real estate in more ways than you can think. Listening to real people and how they invest will give you a better understanding of what you are looking to do in real estate. I might be a little biased because I would listen to about 7 podcasts a day when I first learned about BP at my old job but they are just so informational, I couldn't resist! I am just now starting to read books on real estate and would advise reading as well. I have learned a lot from the few books I have read. I am building the processes as best I can so I know how to go about investing with as little mistakes as possible but plan to get started very soon. I wish you the best and although I'm pretty new, I'd be happy to talk with you regarding anything real estate, even if it's something as small as a book recommendation. Have fun on the site!