Education about which resources, how to attain them and how to get involved with them are crucial and this is why I am so excited about this forum. 

Welcome to BP family Account Closed You came to the right place to learn about various aspects of real estate and more!

Welcome to BP community @Benjamin Spaulding It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more. 

I'm completely new to BP, the world of real estate investing, and all the math and strategizing that's involved, but I'm determined to make REI a major aspect of my life in the long term.

Reserves are crucial for maintenance, not too mention cash can open up more opportunity. 

Also the City usually will still limit certain aspects like finish.

You can start with wholesaling but realistically that is probably the toughest place to start because you have to be good at every aspect such as marketing, negotiating, rehab costs, networking etc.

Welcome to BP family @Kiara Washington You came to the right place to learn about various aspects of real estate and more!

@Adam Drummond:@Michael WoodwardFirstly thanks for all the very helpful replies.Just to clarify, when viewing the foreclosure I was pre-occupied with the possibility of spending almost all of my life`s savings on this house so I wasn`t too interested in delving into the legal aspects of signing the form (it was `x`ed in about 6 or 7 places for me to sign),  and at that point I saw mildew all along a basement floor so I knew I wouldn`t be making an offer, again i`m not looking for sympathy as in hindsight I should have read it thoroughly first but I genuinely thought that it was just `par for the course` here and would only come into effect if I made an offer on that house.  

I have considered many times how in-depth to go with my introduction because I’m sure no one will be super interested in reading a small novel about someone they don’t know but also because I’m not the type of person that really enjoys opening up about certain aspects of my personal life, however because all aspects of my real estate life are so closely intertwined with my personal life I feel it would be necessary in order to be honest to include them all.