All Forum Posts by: Lakeisha Alston

Thanks Ahmed for your feedback. That's exactly why I decided to join this group; I did not want to limit myself to just the Baltimore group. In your reply, you said "go to the one in MD"? What's the name of the group and in what city? Who is Sherman? Who is John? I am still new to this so I am not sure who they are. Thanks again

Thank you so much for your feedback. I downloaded the beginners guide and will begin reading it this evening. I also plan to begin listening to some of the podcasts early this week. Again, thank you for the suggestions.

Thank you for the welcome Danielle. I actually received the course catalog from PG community college. If you do not receive the course catalog from your local community college, you may be able to go online to view their course catalog. I don't know how good the course is, but it definitely peaked my interest and I am eager to get started. If I come across similar courses I will definitely let you know. Again, thanks for the welcome.

Thank you for the welcome Rick. I am looking forward to being an active member. Thanks again.

Hello all, my name is Lakeisha, and I relocated to the DC area about a year and a half ago from Boston, MA. I have a pretty good job that pays well, and life in general is good. I bought my first home last year, and the process went really well. Of course I had a great Realtor and worked with a great Lender. I am looking to make my life even better, and I’ve always had an interest in real-estate; so I thought, why not use real-estate as a means to continue improving my quality of life?

In October, I began attending a monthly real-estate investment meeting in the Baltimore area. Although I have only attended two meetings, I have learned a lot and made some great connections. However, I do not want my knowledge limited to just one source which is why I joined this forum. In addition, I will begin taking real-estate courses to learn more about real-estate in general. Every investor I have spoken with or heard through a webinar, etc. stressed the benefits of taking real-estate courses, even if you do not plan on becoming an actual Realtor. Recently, I received some information about a wholesaling course, so once I complete the real-estate course work, I will sign up to take the real-estate wholesale course as well. I try to read as much as I can about real-estate investment because my goal is to arm myself with as much information as possible about real-estate and real-estate investment.

The District of Columbia as well as some of the surrounding counties are hot markets, and I am eager to jump into real-estate investment. I am interested in wholesaling as well as buy and hold properties to produce additional streams of income. In today’s world I think it is extremely important to create multiple streams of income and not rely on one source of income alone. Again, I have a good job that pays well, but I would love to be able to use real-estate as a means to replace that income.

I do apologize for the long introduction, but if you have any advice or tools you would like to share with me or feel would be beneficial to me, I would be more than grateful for the information. Also, if there is a way I could gain hands-on experience I would be open to that as well. At the end of the day, I am seeking as much knowledge as possible to be a great and trustworthy real-estate investor.

Thanks in advance for any advice, etc. provided by this community.