Newbie In Orange County, California

[Carlton Francis]

Hello!

I am Carlton Francis and I recently moved to Irvine, California from Port Saint Lucie, FL with my wife and one year old daughter. I've always heard that there is much opportunity in Real Estate Investment, but always thought that you have to possess a lot of capital to get started. I recently heard about Real Estate Wholesaling from a colleague who has been making some profit from it on the side, and it has shown me that getting started requires a lot less capital than I had thought.

I am a Full-time Web Developer. I would love to combine my web development skills with Real Estate Investment and marketing knowledge to start working for myself and escape the 9 to 5 hustle. I know that this is not a get-rich-quick solution, but a proven strategy that works when implemented with diligent time and effort. 

I stumbled across Bigger Pockets through google searching the topic of Real Estate Wholesaling, and I'm excited to meet some new people, gain some new knowledge, and eventually pass the knowledge on to others!

Carlton

[Brett Snodgrass]

Hi @Carlton Francis, Glad to have you one here! I started out flipping, but moved into wholesaling early on and haven't left it yet. I'd encourage you to learn what you can as far as the "how to's" go, but also decide at the start what type of values are important to you to maintain in this business and then chose to stand by those values moving forward. I only say this because as you explore this sites resources you'll come across conversations about people having problems with some wholesalers and will probably hear about it in the REI community in your area. There are good wholesalers out there and some not so good. To be the former and in the game for the long term I'd encourage you to start out with the right mindset of what it takes to build a long term business and forming trust with buyers and a good reputation is a big part of that. All the best!