Newbie Sailor from Hanpton Roads Virginia

[Jordan Griggs]

Hello all, My name is Jordan Griggs and I am currently stationed in Norfolk Va serving in the USN. I've been here for roughly 10 years and can honestly say I have a good idea of how the market moves around here. I've been an "accidental landlord" for around four years now, and ready to take the big plunge in to real estate investing. I've literally listened to every bigger pockets podcast, so I feel like I have a small grasp as to what happens here. Hope to her from you guys and get as much feedback as possible because I am a sponge when it comes to real estate investing!! Thank you for reading! Jordan Griggs

[Paul Timmins]

@Jordan Griggs

Welcome. Thanks for your service. We do free multifamily investing training for veterans email me for more info. 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). Find them through Google and 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.

You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing. Rents can be 2-4 times more. Remember you don't have to own a property to control it. Military housing may be another niche.

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