Combine your construction experience with Bigger Pockets various resources: ebooks, blogs, forums, podcasts, webinars, colleagues, keyword alerts, an awards system, a learn section, informative people in many fields of real estate, and more.As Brandon Turner says we are considered to be the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with so connect with REIA meetings, and mastermind groups to engage with individuals interested in real estate investing.At the bottom of this page is a list with help in it.

That is all it takes ... plus a lot of motivation and action taking, as any true real estate investor knows.They meet twice a month in Houston, first Thursday and third Tuesday of every month, and they have two rooms, one for the "general public", which is basically a hook to get people interested to sign up for the "Big Event", and the second room for the Bid Dog mastermind.

find a mastermind group that you can come back to.

Most people learn, but not like they really should, and then never take action.If you can network with other people in a form of unofficial partnership to help hold you accountable to learn (think mastermind or accountability groups), I can see the value in that. 

The next one I'm going to is a mastermind that happens every Tuesday during lunchtime in Burien.

Depending on your entity structure, you can write off boot camps and masterminds as "continuing education".

You will receive an Addict award along with a habit; as well as learning and retaining useful real estate information without struggling.We are considered to be the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with so connect with REIA meetings, accountability partners, and mastermind groups to engage with individuals interested in real estate investing.At the bottom of this page is a list with help in it.

Listen to podcasts and join a mastermind group. 

Try iron bridge lending- they are used a lot in my mastermind group and come highly recommended.  

Connect with REIA meetings, accountability partners, and mastermind groups.