New Investor Starting out

[Toby Kay]

Hello everyone,

My name is Toby and I am thrilled to be apart of a community of like-minded individuals with the same goals of financial freedom and overall success. I'm in my junior year at the University of Miami studying business and film. While the majority of my classes have been online, I have found time more recently in my day to get into real estate investing. 

I recently finished reading The Guide on Rental Property Investing and have a hunger to procure my very first investment property. House Hacking and the BRRR strategy seem like great time tested plays in wealth building. Now I know what you're thinking, "Ah, kid reads one book and thinks he's a real estate guru" and well... I'm trying to get there at least. By joining this forum I'm hoping to network further, extend my financial/real estate literacy, and be well on my way to purchasing my first property.

I'm originally from Los Angeles but would like to start investing outside of California due to taxes and the oversaturated market

If anyone has any tips on getting started, life advice, or information regarding the Florida real estate market (specifically in miami) I would love to network! Agent recommendations and areas to look at in Miami are welcome too!

I would love also any further book recommendations or other sources on educating myself. Currently, I'm reading "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and will begin reading Gary Kelley's "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor".

As my father has would always tell me, "You buy knowledge once and you own it for a lifetime"