All Forum Posts by: Matt Rice

I'd agree with most of the comments here suggesting that house-hacking is a great first step into REI!
Knowing your strategy, I'd consider reaching out to an investor-friendly agent in your desired market. Give them your Crystal Clear Criteria (Investment Strategy, Property Type, Budget, Property Class/Condition, Etc..). Then if you don't have a lender yet, I'd ask your agent who they recommend. Try not to take a ton of you agent's time until you have the funding lined up! 

From there you can start analyzing properties your agent is sending you from the MLS and when funding is approved, start making offers! You are right, there will always be more to learn, but it is best to get started and ask questions! I don't have a ton of recommendations for finding partners, but I thought I'd share some insight on the other steps!

Good luck in your investing journey!

Hey Noa!

We have some amazing agents in Jacksonville on our agent finder: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...
You'd answer a few questions and then you can pick an agent to talk to!

Good luck growing your portfolio this year!

Hey Taylor! Welcome! Those mental road blocks are real and it is why so many investors get stuck and experience analysis paralysis. I currently only have 1 investment property, but I will tell you that I experienced a huge mindset shift after completing my first purchase. You can prepare, prepare, prepare and you will still make mistakes. But, once you make your first purchase, you will learn a ton and more importantly take on the identity of an investor. That identity piece is huge. Also, hanging out on BiggerPockets will help you realize that every single successful investor was once in your shoes. That means you can do it too!

Good luck and congrats on starting your journey towards financial freedom!

Welcome Matt! I'm from OKC and my brother is an investor in Tulsa!

Good luck on growing your portfolio this year!

Welcome Justin! We are pumped to have you in the BiggerPockets Community! If you are looking for an investor-friendly realtor in Knoxville to help with your search, I'd be happy to introduce you to one of our featured agents!

Love it! Sounds like a smooth and simple deal. Congrats!

I'm not an expert in Subject To. But your in-laws could take over the property and mortgage subject to. Pace Morby talks a lot about this strategy for his personal investing. You can see his show notes and resources at biggerpockets.com/pace

Hey Jessica! 

We have an exceptional lead generation platform geared to help you connect with more of our investors. Andrew from our team just emailed you to go over the program in detail!

Thanks @Scott Trench! 

@David Hostios, there are two primary ways to connect with the community of BiggerPockets investors! 

1. Use these forums! This takes some work. But, you can set up keyword alerts for Huntsville, Birmingham, Alabama, etc and you can join the conversation by adding value and allow our community to see you that way.

2. Join our featured agent program! This is a completely passive way to allow our investors to quickly, easily and confidently find their investor friendly agent! I’d be happy to chat with you more about this program. I’ll go ahead an shoot you a private message! 

Well done!