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Updated over 7 years ago, 05/26/2017
Newbie from White, Ga
Good morning everybody!
My name is Chris Holcombe. I have been thinking for quite sometime to get into real estate investing and I came across this website a little bit ago. I am 25 years old completely new to this game and interested in where it might take me. I am currently renting a home in the small town of White, Ga. It is ridiculously tiny with zero entertainment.
I spend my normal working days as a Chef and hobby hours as a guitarist, wood worker, bodybuilder, so many things it's almost ridiculous.
I am undecided in how I am going to start out on this journey. Maybe flipping or having a chain of rental properties in the distant future.
I hope to learn a lot of things from this community!
-Chris Holcombe
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Welcome @Christopher Holcombe! I don't live too far away from you. Just down hwy20 east a few miles.
Originally posted by @Christopher Holcombe:
Good morning everybody!
My name is Chris Holcombe. I have been thinking for quite sometime to get into real estate investing and I came across this website a little bit ago. I am 25 years old completely new to this game and interested in where it might take me. I am currently renting a home in the small town of White, Ga. It is ridiculously tiny with zero entertainment.
I spend my normal working days as a Chef and hobby hours as a guitarist, wood worker, bodybuilder, so many things it's almost ridiculous.
I am undecided in how I am going to start out on this journey. Maybe flipping or having a chain of rental properties in the distant future.
I hope to learn a lot of things from this community!
-Chris Holcombe
Hello and welcome! Best of luck to you.
@Christopher Holcombe just at a year now. Closing on my 5th deal in a couple weeks. I live over off of East Cherokee near hwy20 I guess you could call that "Macedonia" but I have a Ball Ground Address. Moved up to Cherokee county in 2007. Lived off of hwy 5 near lower bethany rd for many years.
Just focus on getting that first deal, then the 2nd, then the ball will start rolling and you'll get the hang of things. I still consider myself a newbie. Still doing this part-time and working a full-time 9-5 and chasing a 2.5 year old around at home & dealing with a cranky pregnant wife.
They key is steady lead flow. if you have a steady flow of leads and you're making offers, you'll eventually get something. Don't try to knock it out of the park with your first deal, just focus on getting a deal. You don't know what you don't know. You're gonna learn a lot in the process and look at every deal as a learning experience. You might lose some money on a deal in the process so don't let that hold you back just take what you learned from that and keep moving forward.