All Forum Posts by: Phillip Lanier

I am a new investor myself in the Hill Country. I spent 4 years in the 82nd Airborne Division and I am now in the Reserves. Which service were you? I live in the Bulverde area but do most of my networking and and marketing for San Antonio. Where do you plan to do your investing? Being that you are dead center between Del Rio and San Antonio you may consider looking into both markets.

Newbie advice:

-Read read read. There are many many good books recommended in the podcasts. After you listen to a few you start to hear a trend in titles mentioned.

-Listen to the Biggerpockets podcasts. (I know there are a lot. My listening strategy was to listen to the first 50 in order to get a grasp on all topics then I moved to the end and started listening in reverse order to catch the more up to date info. It would have taking me too long to get to the end)

-Network. Look for BiggerPockets meetups locally. Also check meetup.com.

-Be wise in how you spend money for education. Most paid courses can be replaced with free advice here. Spend your money on books not courses.

-Keep up on the world of business outside of real estate. Learn whats makes some markets and economies stable and others volatile and what makes the world economy tick. I recommend Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad Radio Show. Its a free podcast as well.  Its a good place to start. He has several good guests who you can look into as well.

@Phillip Lanier welcome to BP! Best/first thing to do is get educated. Read read read! Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche. Best of luck!

@Phillip Lanier welcome to BP. This is a great resource for a beginner investor. Best of luck in your ventures!