All Forum Posts by: Nathan Clifford

Nice to see someone from New Hampshire around - that is actually a great suggestion to be honest I wouldn't have thought to look for real estate meetups especially in NH.

I have indeed read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. It was a very good read, good suggestion thank you!

Hello!

I am new to the topic of real estate and I was introduced to it by a Canadian investor. He suggested I get started by reading some books by Don R. Campbell such as "Real Estate Investing in Canada" and "Real Estate Joint Ventures" and then attempting to translate their theories and methods into U.S law. Which so far has been a good start but I was wondering if anyone had some good book suggestions by U.S based authors? I have begun reading some of the articles in the education section of this website but I was hoping people had more in depth suggestions.

Also as it may influence the suggestions I get, I am looking to get into buy and hold rental properties.

Hello!

I don't really know if this is the correct category but here it goes.

I am new to the industry and currently just looking to check some properties out as a bit of practice - I probably won't be investing anytime soon but I would like to try to get a bit of practice finding good areas and maybe just checking out some houses in the areas.

As I travel I think it might be a bit difficult to find areas of interest because I won't have long term local knowledge of areas. Some tips I have already heard include:

• 1. Looking at crime maps
• 2. Driving/walking around areas both during days and nights
• 3. Look for areas with good access to things such as public transport, good school systems etc...
• 4. Try to look into upcoming projects that will enhance the current standing of an area (maybe a new T station is being built, or a school is being put in. Maybe a higher class community is being planned/developed in the area). - This allows you to find good areas before the price goes up which is good.

Does anyone have any other good/general tips?

My name is Nathan Clifford and I am originally from New Hampshire however, for the last few years I have been traveling the east coast and some parts of Europe. Currently I am a junior network engineer however, after realizing that IT or at least networking is not for me I decided I will try to branch out and explore other industries.

I found out about this site from word of mouth via a few friends and I am hoping it will be a good learning resource and eventually maybe I will be able to contribute back! I am mainly interested in learning about rental properties - flipping and wholesale don't immediately stand out to me as something I would like to do but maybe in the future I will explore them a bit.