All Forum Posts by: Jon Sanborn

@David Bokman @Shawn Connors are 100% right! But, you're taking actionable steps by educating yourself and networking here on the site, which is a huge plus. Continue with your education and networking! Best of luck. 

David Bell the bigger pockets app

@Charlene Isoh as @Katie Heer has mentioned, make sure you do plenty of research. Philadelphia can be very block by block, especially some of the neighborhoods you've mentioned. 

In addition to the tools listed, I use Google maps to also learn an area. 

Since you're a short bus/train ride away, I'd make a weekend out of it and visit the neighborhoods yourself. Best of luck!  

William P. That's great that you not only gained experience, but also a profit! Now you can take what you learned and repeat the process, eliminating mistakes you've already made. Best of luck on your next one!

I use city data a lot to find out about the demographics of an area. I'd copy and paste the link for you but I'm on my phone. Just google city data and it should be the first one. 

Joseph Skates welcome to BP! What kind of investing are you interested in?

Michael Lang welcome to BP! You've already taken the right steps by introducing yourself on the site. BP is a great place to learn, meet people, etc. Check out the education tab. Here there are plenty of resources such as blog and forum posts, podcasts etc. The podcasts are a great way to learn (the most recent one is with a guy from Maryland, so something that would definitely interest you). Learn, define your strategy, goals, and of course, take action! Best of luck with everything and I look forward to seeing you around the site!

Kyle Leinhart are you looking into single family, multifamily, apartment complexes? If you're willing to move, you could always look into house hacking. Live in one unit and rent out the other rooms/units. If you choose to go down this route, you can use an fha loan and only put down 3.5%. Just some food for thought.

Jetty Jett welcome to BP and keep up the great success!

Noah Pruitt welcome to BP! You've came to the right place if you're looking g to meet people. Also, look into your local REIA meet up, usually held monthly. They are a great place to meet like minded individuals. Best of luck!