All Forum Posts by: James Stevens

Killeen is a good town, you really need to drive the neighborhood tho' because some do get bad.  Just make sure you see the property in person.

@Hattie Dizmond I would be interested in seeing one where the information isn't provided.  I've never come across that.

That is good advice @Eric Blanchard  It's an easy and respectful way to keep in touch while building credibility. 

I love the idea of a duplex for your first investment property.  As you said, you can live in one side and have income from renting out the other side.  This is the idea of "house hacking" that Brandon Turner is so fond of.  (And I'm in total agreement with him!)  It is a great way to start!

@Neil Schoepp I really like that idea.  It makes each of us hold ourselves accountable to moving forward (at least a little bit) every single day. Great tip!!

"You cannot become what you need to be by remaining what you are." - Zig Ziglar

Sometimes all the the prep work and studying gives us excuses to put off putting what we know into practice.  The next step really just takes the courage and motivation to do it.  Nobody can do it for you, but you sound like you know that already and just need  that extra little push to actually start making things happen.  I went through the "analysis paralysis" phase myself, but I can tell you from personal experience that once you start doing it, talking to people and working on making deals happen, it does get a lot easier.  After you've done a couple deals (even if you don't close on them and just evaluate them) things start to happen more naturally.  

All I can say to help encourage you is "just do it."  Seriously, the worst that could happen is you get a little embarrassed and don't make a deal happen.  But, the upside possibilities are endless!! 

Hi @Jenna Stark welcome to Bigger Pockets.  There are a lot of great people and ideas on here to help you achieve your goals.  Also, have you looked in to going to some meetings with the "Brazos Real Estate Investors Club?"   Below is a link to there page on meetup.    

http://www.meetup.com/Brazos-Real-Estate-Investors...

Vistaprint has better deals

Simple and plain??  Buy a property as an investment.  That's it.  At that point you're an investor.  

What exactly are you asking??