Newbie from Hopkinton, MA

[Jeff Martin]

Hi All,

Im Jeff from Hopkinton, MA and a new member here. A couple of friends of mine have been doing the real estate game for a while and after observing for too long, I am ready to dive in.

My initial area of interest and focus will be 2-4plex buy and hold, likely house hacking the first one. I have an interest in flipping, but want to get more experience and capital before tackling that one. I am fairly confident on the construction side of things, but want to better understand the market to make sure I am buying and doing the reno appropriately. Also interested in wholesaling, but again, want to build my market expertise a bit more before being comfortable in that area.

Currently, I am a scientist/engineer, which means I like to solve problems and think about all possibilities of a situation. I have found this same thought process in real estate is also a real passion of mine. The other day I went to look at a house (which was a total loser albeit), but had a great time just walking through and seeing all the ways it could be fixed and reorganized to maximize dollars.

Eventually I will build to a level of complete financial independence and expand into technology development in real estate and other areas.

Anyway, my intro is turning into a novel. I look forward to participating in the BP community and hopefully meeting some of you in the real world as well.

Cheers,

Jeff

[Paul Timmins]

@Jeff Martin

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). You can Google to locate them and go to 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.

By the way - here are my favorite articles on Wholesaling:

• 9 Reasons You Couldn't Find A Buyer For Your Wholesale Deal
• Don't Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and Flipper
• How to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the Field

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