Real Estate Investing for Beginners in Raleigh NC

[Alfred Uda]

I moved to the area three months ago from PA, the process of renting out my house in PA got me hooked on real estate investing, and ever since then I have been studying and learning about real state investing. Below are a few things I have learned:

1. Deal analysis (Single-family and multi-family)

2. How to find a pre-foreclosure from the county list before it goes to auction.

3. House hacking (Currently looking for one to do)

4. As an Engineer, I wrote a Windows application that keeps track of the property information that I have inquired about to follow up later and just because its fun to write an application.

5. Rental property process, screening, background checks, leasing etc.

So while the above is good and fun to do. I really feel like things could be moving fast, and I could be doing something different to get to the next step. Any idea on what steps to focus on at this beginner level stage or what strategy to follow for someone that have the time, ready for challenges, ready to get his hands dirty doing rehabs, and is happy to learn the business, etc?   

Thank you.