All Forum Posts by: Marcus Jones

@John Thedford That was another issue that i thought about, not having the capital upfront to purchase the properties. Without trying to sound too misleading to the seller i would either in person or in letter explain to them that I'm not a realtor, and that no seller fees would be required to finding a buyer which i guess is slightly deceptive. Is this normally how its done?

@James Masotti That's a great idea James I'm constantly I'm always driving all over Delaware right now New Castle, Wilmington, and Newark are the main areas that I'm in daily and I occasionally see run down buildings and homes for sale ill start incorporating driving for dollars into my daily activities. Thank you for the information!

@Kasan Kelley

@Kasan Kelley Ive always had a love for Real estate as well i went to a Vocational high school and my major was carpentry so i have a small background in the construction aspect of real estate but just like you said i was always one of the ones that thought it takes money to make money as well lol. I have a friend who stays in Brooklyn who i visit occasionally ill message you possibly we could meet up and have lunch.

Thank you @Shawn Kostoff its a pleasure. I welcome you and your wife to Delaware I've lived here all my life so i know the market fairly well. The property you purchased is it in Wilmington? I'd be glad to lend a helping hand anyway possible. 

@Anthony Dooley Your absolutely  right that was the problem i was facing, so many niches to choose from it was slightly overwhelming trying to narrow down the choices to just one or 2. I think what took me so long to actually get started was fear of not knowing what to do. I hear about a lot of people jumping into real estate too fast and end up getting themselves in trouble.

Good Afternoon,

Over the past year or so i have been searching articles on bigger pockets, reading books and now I'm currently taking a real estate investing course run by Mike Ferris of DelREIA at Delaware technical community college. Over the course of these past months I've studied daily in preparation of getting started in real estate by the end of the year and i believe now is the time to start. My goal is to ultimately invest in multi-family units and eventually apartment buildings. In order to reach this goal i need to gain the required capital to do so and my plan for doing this was to wholesale properties in my area (Delaware) and the greater Philadelphia area as well as using my carpentry background from High school to flip properties. I realized a couple months back that i could honestly read everything there is to know about real estate investing but if i don't take the necessary action my dream of becoming financially free before i turn 30 will never manifest and being a couple months from being 25 i don't feel as though i have much time. That being said I'm ready to take action NOW, if there are any multi family investors, wholesalers both on BP or in the Delaware/Philadelphia area that are willing to work together or allow me to work under them i would be greatly appreciated. I am not looking to financially benefit off         anyone willing to lend a helping hand rather the intellectual insight needed to reach my financial goals. Thank you all for your time!

@Rumen Mladenov Absolutely! I've been looking for someone in my area working in real estate investing i could lend a helping hand to. I am eager to soak up any information your willing to pass on!

I was starting to think the same thing you pretty much confirmed my thoughts lol. I was sitting in a prerequisite class and it dawned on me that I need to take courses pertaining to my goals not waste valuable time learning tasks i really don't need. Thank you for the insight!

Good evening BP family,

Currently in enrolled in community college for an Entrepreneurship at Delaware Technical Community College, just started about 2 months. My plan is to start investing in real estate starting in the beginning of 2017 i was thinking about taking certification classes in carpentry to brush up on my skills from high school as well as certifications in electrical, real estate, house flipping, in replace of the entrepreneurship degree for right now. All of these courses are available at the college, i feel like this would be a great more as every certification is a basic element needed in the real estate process anyway, thinking of it as a way to cut out the "middle" man. Any thoughts?