Investor from New York

[Daniel Conti]

I have been involved in real estate in one way or another for years, as both an attorney and commercial property manager. However, I am just getting started (a little late in life) investing on my own. So, I'm an experienced newbie. Although I have listed my law practice on this site, I do not practice real estate law. I stopped doing that about 20 years ago. I do not hold myself out as an expert in real estate law, nor have I joined this site to seek work as a lawyer. Rather, I would like to talk to and learn from people already doing what I want to do, which right now seems to be single family buy and holds in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. New York is way too pricey for me! I look forward to getting to know people with similar interests.

[Paul Timmins]

@Daniel Conti

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.

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.

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