New investor looking to start my portfolio

[Tomas Nuno]

Hey all,

My name is Tomas Nuno and I am 25 looking to begin my investing journey. I am excited to have found this platform and looking forward to network and learn as much as possible. I currently live in California but looking to invest out of state and a mentor/friend suggested I look in the upstate South Carolina areas such as Spartanburg, Greenville and Anderson. If you currently live or invest in any of those areas please reach out and I would love to discuss the  market with you. I know networking will be a huge part of my success and feel that the Bigger Pockets community will help tremendously.  

[John Zajac]

Welcome to BP Tomas, some helpful tip for investing out of state.

1) Join Facebook groups in that area so that you can learn about property structures and market trends in the area. Also, it would help to learn from other investors in those markets from Facebook post in those groups.

2) Look into creating your own lead pipeline with some systems and processes once you feel you know the area well enough. If you have a little bit of money you can start generating your own leads in that area once you become comfortable. 

Your mentor/friend is a great resource if they live in the area.