The Do’s and Don’ts Of Investing Part 1

When someone decided to try their hand at flipping houses, often the first question is, “where do I begin?” Today we will go over a few do’s and don’ts when starting out your flipping career.

1.) Don’t Forget to Do Your Homework
Not many people naturally know about investing in real estate. That is one of the reasons we exist; the help educate future investors on how to actually invest part-time. Don’t jump into something you know nothing about. Do your homework. Know what you are getting into. Flipping is not as easy as the TV shows make it look. Just because you saw it on TV, you read it in a blog post, doesn’t mean you are Barbara Corcoran from Shark Tank okay?

So take the time to learn your craft, do your homework, read the books, listen to the Podcasts, and check our our Flipping Houses University while you are at it.

2.) Do Research Your Farm Area

What is your poison? Do you like single family houses, multifamily, or commercial. What ‘s profitable in the area you plan on making your farm area? Is it better to flip, buy and hold, wholesale, or is land-lording the way to go in your market? These are all good questions you need to check into. Also make sure if you do not have your real estate license that you get a good Realtor on your investing team. She can help you find comps to potential investment properties and furthermore help you research pricing and rent levels.

3.) Don’t Invest in Something You Don’t Understand

This kind of goes back to the #1 rule when investing in real estate. If you try to invest in something you don’t know, how can you be successful? To quote the most successful investor we can think of, Warren Buffet, “Never invest in a business you can’t understand.”

We would be wise to adhere to Mr Buffet’s words of wisdom. If you don’t get it, then maybe flipping houses isn’t your retirement plan after all.

4.) Do Surround Yourself with Like Minded People

One of the best ways to learn about investing in real estate is to surround yourself with successful investors. Ask them questions, a lot of questions. Go to networking events. Join an online chat room about flipping houses. There are also plenty of cities out there that have REI groups that you can join and get the investor mindset.

Be sure to check back next week for Part 2 of The Do’s and Don’t of Investing.

To learn more about Part-Time REI visit us at http://part-timerei.com/

Or connect with us  

Erik Hitzelberger has been Real Estate Investor since 2007. While learning the ropes in the market down-cycle, he now teaches others how to use his systems and leverage other people’s expertise to achieve their own goals.

Erik Hitzelberger – who has written 194 posts on Part Time REI.

---