New to Bigger Pockets

[Oluwatobi A.]

Hello everyone, my name is Tobi Adenuga. 

I have no background in real estate but I have been reading, listening to podcasts, watching interviews and the likes. My real estate goal in the long run is to own multifamily units but for now I’m thinking of getting my feet wet with fixing and flipping or wholesaling as those seem to require less capital. I test software for a living for a firm operating out of downtown Chicago and I came to join bigger pockets after stumbling upon the bigger pockets real estate podcast on Spotify.

I am looking forward to learning from everyone here and to growing with fellow newbies and I will do my best to stay engaged as I know that there is a huge wealth of knowledge and resources in these ranks.

[Matt Bertsch]

@Oluwatobi A. , Welcome to the BP family! I am located in Pennsylvania, specifically the Lehigh Valley, and I focus on value-add Multifamily...In case you need them, here are few things to check out as you work your way around the site:

Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/users

Set up some keyword alerts to notify you when members are discussing something that interests you. I use this a lot for location based discussions: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing

I find the calculators are very helpful when analyzing deals! Plus you can download them as PDFs and provide them to a lender when looking for money: https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators

Check out the BP Podcasts. There's tons of great info in these: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast

Start building your network by finding and attending meet-ups in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/events

Let me know if I can help you with anything else. Good luck.

-MB