Newbie Condo Investor - Providence RI

[Ross Whittaker]

Greetings to the Bigger Pockets community.  

While my full time profession is in the securities brokerage industry, I have been working on the side as an amateur RE investor.  I started 4 years ago with my first purchase of a 2 BR condo on the East Side of Providence, RI.  I completed my 2nd deal two years ago and am in the process of searching for a third unit.  I am joining Bigger Pockets to increase my RE knowledge base, share information, and make contact with other investors.  

Regards,

Ross Whittaker

[Paul Timmins]

@Ross Whittaker

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 There is a good one in Warwick say Hi to my buddies Craig and Don.

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

@Ross Whittaker

Paul