California Newbie REI

[John Ross Valderama]

Hello! 

My name is John Ross and I recently got into Real Estate Investing. My current focus is to start wholesaling since all of the posts I've read said that it is a good place to start. I'm currently looking around the Central Valley in California for deals.

What am I doing so far?

Reading the book Finding & Funding Great Deals: The Hands-on Guide to Acquiring Real Estate by Anson Young. I'll be blogging my progress, you can read about it here. 

Market Analysis. Looking around my town for areas that have a high concentration of Cash Buyer Interest. I've recently found a town with a lot of buyer activity and will start with the next step in generating leads for property.

Networking with Real Estate Agents around my area.

I would love any advice and I'm open to all of your suggestions!

[Kuba F.]

Welcome @John Ross Valderama!

A great place to start is with real estate investment meetups in your area or the area you want to wholesale in. BiggerPockets has a great list here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/real-estate-clubs/

Also, I'm guessing you need ways to find motivated sellers. I wrote a few BiggerPockets blog posts on how to network and find deals both online and offline, check them out:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/8814/72016-55-resources-to-find-real-estate-deals-online

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/8814/72664-35-relationships-to-help-you-find-more-houses-to-flip-or-wholesale

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/8814/71506-27-ways-to-find-off-market-and-wholesale-real-estate-deals-offline

Happy hunting and feel free to reach out if you need anything.

Cheers!

Kuba