Time to build the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

Time to build the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

Time to build the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

Time to build the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

Make sure you have built the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

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Time to build the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

First a little context:- I've been investing in US real estate for around 5 years now, primarily flipping with a local JV partner (/ service provider: he takes a fee for service and is compensated based on the success of each deal, but does not take an equity position)- More recently I've become interested in buy-and-hold - for a range of reasons, but primarily because I have recently discovered it should be possible for me to get quite a large amount of leverage (I'm a US citizen living overseas, so initially found that quite difficult, but seem to have found at least a couple of lenders who will work with me)- As such I am now focused on building up as large a portfolio as I can - to maximize the amount of principal paydown being done by tenants on my mortgages and to leverage the flexibility my employment income gives me as much as possible.

Read some real estate related books, become involved in the forums here on BP, listen to the podcasts, read as many real estate blogs that you possibly can, attend local REIA's, and start trying to connect with local investors to pick their brains.Once you have established a foundation of knowledge, you will be able to identify your desired niche in real estate investment and take action.

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