All Forum Posts by: Lisa Rispoli

Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info. Here you will meet wholesalers who provide deals and rehabbers (cash buyers). Find them through Google and meetup.com

Two Great reads, I bought both J. Scott The Book on Flipping Houses, The Book on Estimating ReHab Costs http://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook

Download BP’s newest book here some good due diligence in Chapter 10. Real Estate Rewind Starting over

http://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/brandonatbp/file/real-estate-rewind-a-biggerpockets-community-book

Good Luck

Paul

Fantastic! Thanks Paul!

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Originally posted by @Eric La Pratt:

Welcome @Lisa Rispoli! Come to the Chicago REIA meetup at Dino's Pizza on the NW side of the city (on Higgins) on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Here is a link to the one that just happened last week. Brie will post another soon, I am sure:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/30...

Fantastic. I replied to the link. I hope to make it soon!

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Originally posted by @Frank S.:

Read about taxes, depreciation and renters and negotiation psychology.

Two good ones:

What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow... And 36 Other Key Financial Measures 2nd Edition

http://www.amazon.com/Every-Estate-Investor-Financ...

Landlording on Auto-Pilot: A Simple, No-Brainer System for Higher Profits and Fewer Headaches Paperback – July 28, 2006

http://www.amazon.com/Landlording-Auto-Pilot-No-Br...

Stay away from Rich Dad hype books, but it's worth reading them to understand your competition's mentality.

Best wishes,

Fantastic! Thank you!!

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Originally posted by @Tanner Thoman:

Do you do Real Estate contracts Lisa?

I do contract review. If you private message me I can either help you myself or put you in the right hands.

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Originally posted by @Keishee Hill:

Welcome to BP! What areas are you looking to invest in? Let me know if you have any questions.

I'm still learning, but I think my meat and potatoes will be investing in 6 flats. I'm also interested in learning more about purchasing property taxes and quieting title. I like the idea of wholesaling, but it wouldn't be anything I do in the very near future.

For now I'd like to learn as much as I can and get to know my market better. I'd like to start making connections and network as well.

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Thank you! I'll add it to my calendar!

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PS I just joined the FB group!!!!

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Count me in!!! I was appalled at the latest podcast. Was I the only one who thought Mr. Short, though very knowledgeable, was behind the times on how he fielded the, "How do you get a significant other excited about investing?" question???

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My husband will be exposed to professional liability in his career. Investments will be under my purview, not his. Will investing within an LLC protect me from any of his malpractice exposure? We live in Illinois. Also, (and this is the newbie in me) if I create an LLC, can I exclusively pay myself as a stockholder? I'll own 100% of the company.

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Hi friends!

I'm a newbie from Chicago looking to start out in real estate investing.

I'm a lawyer by trade, but I think it would be wise to branch out into real estate investing to diversify my retirement portfolio and to have a bit of extra income each month. My initial goal is to purchase multi-family unit buildings. I'm also wondering about the utility in getting my brokers license.

I have a husband who is graduating from medical school soon and we have two young children.

I've read the intro guide and have been listening to podcasts. I've also read a few books on the topic. (Please do suggest more! I love learning!)

Are there any people out there like me with similar goals? If so, please connect with me.

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