New guy from Atlanta, GA

[Peter Bourne]

Hello everyone, My name is Peter Bourne and I currently live in the greater Atlanta area.  I am retired Navy and looking forward to my new career in real estate.  I am really looking into wholesaling then moving to rentals once I get my cash-flow a little higher.  I have the opportunity to attend a real estate school, but not sure which I should do.  Do I get a real estate license or focus on something else that is more beneficial to my career path?  Either way I am excited, ready to hit the ground running!

[Rachelle Rodavia]

@Peter Bourne

Welcome to BP! This is the best place to grow your knowledge in Real Estate. Glad to have you with us.
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[Dmitriy Fomichenko]

@Peter Bourne

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[Marcin Dymczyk]

Watch Max Maxwell on YouTube. He does these SUPER informative videos about wholesaling. PS you don’t need a real estate license to wholesale!! 💪🏻

[Christi Nicolet]

Hey Peter, Welcome to the BP community! Dmitriy gave you some great advice to start with, glad to have you here with us, SO much great information here!

[Marc Brenner]

Hey @Peter Bourne. Welcome to Bigger Pockets! If you want to be a Real Estate agent then yes of course, go get your license. If you want to Wholesale, don't waste your time or money to get a RE license. Check out the Wholesaling Inc podcast and consider joining their training program. You need at least 3-5 months budget for marketing saved up. Wholesaling takes consistency above all else. Best of luck to you.

[Peter Bourne]

@Marc Brenner Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it.

[Alan Majors]

Welcome, Squid!

There is also a Meetup group the last Wednesday night of every month if you'd like to connect with some like-minded people.

Alan(recovering zoomie)

[James Wise]

Originally posted by @Peter Bourne:

Hello everyone, My name is Peter Bourne and I currently live in the greater Atlanta area.  I am retired Navy and looking forward to my new career in real estate.  I am really looking into wholesaling then moving to rentals once I get my cash-flow a little higher.  I have the opportunity to attend a real estate school, but not sure which I should do.  Do I get a real estate license or focus on something else that is more beneficial to my career path?  Either way I am excited, ready to hit the ground running!

Welcome to the site Peter.

[Peter Bourne]

@Alan Majors That sounds great brother.  I look forward to getting together.  

[Bill Hampton]

@Peter Bourne, 

Welcome to Bigger Pockets. Good luck and let me know if I can be of assistance.