Newbie from Asheville, NC

[Justina Owens]

Hi! My name is Justina Owens.  I am looking to start out my real estate investing career. My fiancee and I have been talking about doing this for a while but we're not sure where to start.  We were so thrilled to find BiggerPockets! This community is unique and helpful. Right now, I am trying to get a wealth of knowledge and find a mentor to help get us started.  My goal with real estate investing is mainly time freedom, but also so I can quit my J.O.B.  I would love to quit my job sometime in December this year. It's ambitious but I can do anything I put my mind to!

[Paul Timmins]

@Justina Owens

Welcome. Fill in the foundation below.

Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere

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