All Forum Posts by: Kara Payne

Inspiring story @Justin Kane.  Thanks for sharing and I wish you continued success.  

Great point at @Tim Macy.  Thanks for the offer and you will be hearing from us soon!

Thanks @Account Closed  I am so glad to have found BiggerPockets!

Thanks for that tip @Mark Nolan!

Thanks @Jessie Bienvenu!  I will add financing/funding to the list. 

We lived in Helotes for 5 years, back in the late 90s early 2000s before we moved out of state. I can't believe how much that area has grown over the last 10 years!

Hi! My name is Kara Payne, my husband Ken and I recently moved back to my hometown of San Antonio Texas. The only real estate experience we have is from buying and selling 3 personal properties, although Ken is a contractor.

After almost 20 years in the Corporate world I decided I wanted to change professions and landed on real estate. Our plan is to start out flipping houses and then move into rentals.

I have spent the last month educating myself with BiggerPockets, reading blogs and forum posts, as well as listening to podcasts and attending webinars.

Based on this I have come with the following action items:

• 1.Complete business plan
• 2.Regularly attend, network and participate in local REIA meetings and other meet ups. Just attended our first one last night!
• 3.Continue to educate ourselves by actively participating on BiggerPockets and reading (tons a great reading material mentioned in forums and podcasts)
• 4.Build team, to include: Real Estate Agents, Real Estate Attorney, CPA, Insurance Agent, Wholesalers, and Sub-Contractors
• 5.Just do it-Avoid analysis paralysis and fear and jump in!

Please let me know what steps I am missing. Thanks for everyone’s help. The guidance I have found to date on BiggerPockets has been invaluable!