All Forum Posts by: John Hodson

 Thanks Mark! I sent you a colleague request. 

 Thanks Dmitriy. Great advice. I am seeing the network help support that desire.

Hi Joey, I listened to your podcast and I appreciate your transparency on your experience in REI. I'll send you a message. Thank you for paying it forward. That's awesome.

 Thanks for the introduction Dmitriy!

Hi Brian, Yes, I will take you up on that offer. I'll message you. People have good things to say about you. Thanks!

Thanks Curt! My wife and I will look into REIA. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I am realizing that the true mentors will need compensation for their time and I don't blame them. We definitely don't want to throw our money away for information that is not helpful or too advanced for where we are at. Thanks!

Hi BiggerPockets Team!

My wife and I are getting into Real Estate Investing in Los Angeles. We have always heard to get a mentor we should either bring them money or bring them deals. We are tight in the money department (though we are also looking to invest our Solo 401(k) in tax liens, etc for our retirement). But what we do have is time and skills: My wife is getting her RE Agent license now and I am a Graphic Designer, Illustrator and jack-of-all-trades in advertising. She will start work at an agency within the next two months and I will continue to work my day job and weekend job to help pay for things.

Is anyone willing to take on a couple of newbies who are gung-ho about real estate? We would love to learn how to flip and wholesale as well as buy and hold. We just need the practice and guidance to get us started. We're making headway in our journey to REI success and have been tempted by "gurus" who want our money...we've been to a high-pressure sales pitch seminar and walked away with our wallets still secure. ;)

If you can point us in the right direction or make a suggestion on a meetup group to join, we will take action. Thanks All!

Thanks Mark. I'll ask more questions to the agency I opened my solo 401k with and keep learning the basics before I jump in.

Thanks Patrick. I am planning to take a class on notes and learn more about them. I looked up FCI and Watermark based on your recommendation. Okay, now I know I need to learn more because there is a lot of lingo to absorb. I appreciate the direction!

Hi Community!

I'm just getting started with my SD 401(k) and my first plan of action is to invest in notes as a way to get my feet wet. My questions are: Where is a good place to look for notes (I don't even know)? When I write the check out of my SD 401(k), am I investing the money to an individual or what? Is there a typical investment period with notes and how long are they?

Thanks everyone!

Happy Birthday and Anniversary @Brandon Turner! Thank you for your wit and wisdom!