Newbie out-of-state investor from the Garden State

[Nischal C.]

Hello everyone,

I'm Nischal from New Jersey. I was introduced to the biggerpockets family by a friend who said "this is the mecca of real-estate learning "! 

Hailing from good ol' New Jersey, I am new to the world of real-estate investing and I felt the timing couldn't be better to kick-start this journey (new decade -new hopes and aspirations) 

Presently, my goal is to build a portfolio of MFH's over the course of the next 10 years. My primary focus in terms of locations is the Central Texas area (Killeen, Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, Belton and Temple Tx)- however I'm also interested in McAllen Tx and GRV .

I hope to learn from other members, share my journey (and lessons learnt) and  provide constructive contribution to this group.

I'm certainly looking forward to connecting with other members who are out of state investors like me and have investments in the mentioned areas.

Also - are there any NJ REI that meet up on a regular basis ? Would love to catch up with BP members in person!

[Brian Simpson]

Ok so first pin down an area McAllen is 8 hours from Waco next find a realtor (preferably one that specializes  in investment and or does so himself) in the areas you want. If the realtor is in then he can identify many if not all of the other players in your team. 

I'm in DFW and have properties all over the state and in several states. In my humble opinion you need to start your investing in your home or local to you and grow out, but it's not a great reach to do as you have stated you intend here