As a GC and aspiring REI I can say that quality definitely won’t be cheap and cheap won’t be quality.

I too and am aspiring investor and am interested in South Jersey and eventually Philly.

Hello all.I'm an aspiring real estate investor and I'm interested in the rental side of the game.

@Johnny L.I think you’ve seen the writing on the wall with the other posts here but yea if I were to aspire to build and sell for a profit then you have to look at becoming the GC and sub everything out.

I did find some of the earlier posts a bit demeaning and negative to newbie....We all have to start somewhere, so rather than criticize newbies maybe a better approach would be to provide some guidance and or advice ....There is enough for everyone in this world....At least we ( Newbies) have aspiration and a goal in wanting to better our lives as oppose to doing squat...so please encourage and motivate us so we can do the same...

I'm an extremely new aspiring wholesaler about to launch my first mailing campaign. 

Hi Na'Kiesha,I'm also an aspiring wholesaler in the Atlanta metro area.

Isn't that what everyone aspires to when they can retire and don't do real estate investing anymore?

Cons:-Every late night guru tells all their aspiring real estate investor/wholesaler wannabes to market to these owners, so they are constantly bombarded with marketing-If you arent doing a search to find out if they own multiple properties you could be mailing to another investor—there are several investors here on BP that have talked about the hundreds of postcards, letters and phone calls they get on properties they would never sell at a discount-If the owner doesnt have someone locally who can give you access, getting in to see these properties can be difficult.

Make yourself valuable with "knowledge and experience".Take yourself to new levels everyday by constantly learning and being at the top of your field.Don't aspire to be AVERAGE.