New to Realestate Investing

[Ben Pasculano]

Hello Bigger Pockets!

I am a young engineer who wants to get into Real Estate investing. I have been researching real estate investing for the past year, mostly watching videos, and working my way through the Bigger Pockets Podcast. I live in the Boston area, and am looking to invest in Massachusetts. My goal is to build a portfolio of income producing rental properties. I am thinking about starting with multifamily homes in the Lowell area, because the prices there are lower than they are closer to Boston, and then possibly investing closer to Boston once I have a few properties generating income.

As I have said most of my research has consisted of videos and podcasts. I am also interested in reading a few books, but there are so many options out there. Does anyone have some quality books they can recommend that would align with my goals of buying cash flowing rental properties?  I have just recently made a BP account and plan on using more of the resources available on here as well.

One way I have thought about learning more about real estate and my personal market is to get a MA real estate license. I looked into the cost and requirements and it only required 40 hours of class time and can be done for under $500. This seems like a good investment of time and money as it could save me thousands in closing costs and give me direct access to more opportunities. Am I missing something?

Ben Pasculano

[Marlen Weber]

Hi @Ben Pasculano You have great goals and the multifamily route will absolutely lead you in the right direction. Best of luck.