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New to Real Estate Investing!
Hi BP members,
I have been researching Real Estate Investing for a while now and would like to start! I currently live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. I wanted to hear from you all, some tips that you wish you knew when you started. Whether that be connecting with certain people, going to certain meet ups, or headaches you could have avoided. I would love to connect with some locals as I have the time and the drive to get this career started.
Looking forward to connecting with everyone!
Thanks,
Jarod Blackowiak
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Hi @Jarod Blackowiak. I just became involved in this community a few weeks ago. I'm having difficulty creating the hyper link, but Alyssa Strom (realtor) and Tim Swierczek (lender) have been instrumental in helping me get going. Both of them responded to my emails within hours (often less than an hour) even while on vacation! If you post some specific goals you have (i.e., house hack, BRRR, etc.), I think this community will be able to give you some great advice.