I’ve been a huge fan of BP for a few years now - listening to the podcasts and reading many of the books; however, this is my first post as I am finally ready to take the plunge of actually becoming a real estate investor, and just a spectator.

I have decided to take the plunge into out of state RE investing and have begun by printing out a couple of Comprehensive Market Analysis reports for several areas I am interested in.

., when did you know it was the right time to take the plunge into REI?

I've owned a home inspection company since 2004 in Myrtle Beach, SC and I'mfinally taking the plunge into REI.

Re: web market hard to say but look at Facebook stock its already plunged although the income there just doesn't justify the price.

John Warren interesting indeed, I'll keep elevating and hopefully I make the plunge soon.

Pick your market, do your research, find lender(s), then start connecting with professionals in the industry for whichever area you decide.Being overseas – find a team that is utilizing the right kind of technology for you to be able to remotely track the progress of your investment – you won’t want someone who is new to this industry because you’ll need experienced professionals, when you can’t be there yourself, to be ready to handle the unexpected when it comes to flipping.Regardless of you waiting or taking the plunge now – there are a lot of pieces you’ll need to line up before you start investing.

Hello BP community, so I finally going to take the plunge and put a offer in on a 3 family REO property here in Yonkers NY.

I haven't yet bought my first property but I'd like to understand this better before taking the plunge.

I have been reading Bigger Pockets for quite some time now but it wasn't until recently that I took the plunge and became a member.