What has benefited me the most, especially being a novice to the industry is learning from those with more experience!

Hello everyone, my name is Bill and I am a novice real estate investor here in the southern Denver area, though I haven't done my first deal yet, I am hoping everyone here at biggerpockets I can potentially change that.

You've joined a community of professional and novice alike who have the same passion as you do.

I agree with your approach (though I don't generally recommend it for novice investors or those who can't afford a worst case scenario).

Skill diversification seems as reasonable as investment diversification :) But as a total novice I'm happy to consider other options.

I WILL BE A SUCCESSFUL WHOLESALER! I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to "tag along" another wholesaler locally and beat the streets, navigate the tax office, sit through a negotiation with buyer & seller (I will be tota...

Welcome to the site Clifton.The main thing you (or anyone) considering investing out of state (especially as a novice or beginner) is that it's not really that complicated to buy out of state.

If anyone is interested in pointing a real estate novice in the right direction, please don't hesitate to contact me :) Best, Alvin Tse 

I was honestly unaware that this type of a forum existed with so much knowledge coming from novice, intermediate and professional investors alike.The reason I came here was to learn to become a successful landlord and in a few short hours of reading, I believe I may have cut a year or more off that learning curve. 

Novice to REI, seeking to build a team or become apart of a ambitious group of REI