Newbie from Kinston NC

[Marvin Bonner]

Hello everyone. I'm Marvin Bonner and I am highly interested in starting real estate investing. I am a food inspector working on a graveyard shift and looking to invest part time initially. I feel my availability during most business hours will help me find deals by driving the neighborhood. I am reading many books and saving! My goals for 2018 are to: continue saving for down payments, flip one house, and/or acquire one property this year with a cash flow of at least $300. My cousin is a contractor and has committed to helping me with repairs and upgrades and maybe even become a partner on some flips. Any help, insight or tips from investors or realtors is greatly appreciated! 

[Trey McGovern]

Hey Marvin, nice to have you in the area and looking to invest!

Myself and @Stephen E. host a real estate investors meeting here in New Bern at the Chamber of Commerce on every second Thursday of the month from 6:00-8:00 pm 

We are called the East Carolina Real Estate Investors Association or ECREIA and we would love to have you out. I also work on a sales team and am a very active investor myself and we have a team member who specializes in Kinston specifically and who is also moving in the investing direction. 

I would love to connect the two of you, just send me a private message and I can get you his info. 

Trey