Newbie in San Antonio TX

[Lisa Lu]

Hi all,

I recently moved to San Antonio from the Chicago area. My real estate goals for 2016 are to purchase my primary residence and one rental property (both 3/2 sfh). I'm interested in accruing a small number of buy and hold rental properties for retirement income. I have a full time job as a brain injury researcher which I love, so my real estate endeavors are a part-time hobby. I'm looking to connect with experienced wholesalers, construction, realtors, attorney, CPA, etc. who can help me acquire and turn deals into rentals. Because I'm new to the area, I'm looking at north, northeast, and northwest sides for now, preferably inside the 1604 loop and in a desirable school district. My primary residence has to be within 1/2 hour driving distance to SAMMC, where I work. I welcome advice about how realistic my goals are.

I'm learning a lot from the BP community. Thank you all for sharing your experience and wisdom!

Lisa

[Paul Timmins]

@Lisa Lu

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). 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.

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