Newbie in St. Louis

[Cory Bachesta]

Hey everybody, I stumbled upon the BP podcast at the beginning of this week and I’m addicted. I can’t stop listening. I’ve never really thought about investing in real estate, but after listening to the success and not so successful stories, I’d like to give it a try, and take action that will benefit my future. The only real estate experience I have is buying my primary residence of about 5 years now, and making minor upgrades to it (flooring, lighting, painting,etc). I also have a real estate agent in the family I plan on getting with and talking about all of this. If I had to pin point it, I’d say flipping a home has my most attention at the moment. Current goals: Educate myself as much as I can through books, meet ups, webinars, and all of the BIggerPockets resources. If anyone has any recommendations on learning material, please send it my way! Near future goals: A few months into 2019 or sooner, I’d like to have purchased my first investment and try to flip a home. Far future goals: Have a handful of flips under my belt and possibly have a few rental properties. The overall goal is of course setting myself up for a better future. I look forward to networking with you all.

[Brandon L.]

Hello! @Cory Bachesta

Welcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.

I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing. Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.

First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bp

The second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciated

The last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent. There are many agents out there, but it’s important to choose the right one.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52724-im-new-to-investing-how-do-i-find-an-investor-friendly-agent

I love answering questions if you have any! Good Luck :)