BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast - 3 Steps to Buying Your First (or Next) Small Multifamily Property

Episode Date: August 1, 2024

Small multifamily real estate investing could be your quickest path to financial freedom. These properties, from duplexes to quadplexes, typically offer higher cash flow and scaling opportunities than traditional single-family rentals, with less competition. After a decade in the game, it's still Dave Meyer's top investment strategy. Wondering how to get started? This episode lays out three beginner-friendly steps to dive into small multifamily investing. Anyone can break into this financial freedom-enabling asset class—even without prior experience. We'll explore why small multifamily rentals are the ideal entry point for new investors and tackle the biggest hurdles to landing your first deal. We don't just talk theory; we'll take you inside a real small multifamily property on the market. Stick around as we show you how to use the BiggerPockets Rental Property Calculator to analyze this live example, giving you the tools to run the numbers on ANY small multifamily property you come across. Whether it's your first or next rental, small multifamily properties might be your best wealth-building move yet. By the end of this episode, you'll be equipped with everything you need to start investing confidently. Ready to build your financial freedom? Become a BiggerPockets Pro today! Click here to sign up and use code "PMULTI24" for an exclusive discount! In This Episode We Cover How to buy your first or next small multifamily property in three simple steps  Why small multifamily is the ultimate "hack" for fast financial freedom  Strategies to find profitable multifamily rentals in your investing area  Analyzing rental properties in minutes with the BiggerPockets Rental Property Calculator  How to find an investor-friendly lender for your next multifamily investment  The one tool expert investors use to build their real estate portfolios faster  And So Much More! Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-no-number-4 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email [e-mail]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you looking for a way to get into real estate investing that's both scalable and profitable? Or maybe you've already started investing, maybe with single family homes, but you're looking for other types of properties that can help you scale your portfolio. Well, today we have a bonus episode for you that's going to walk you through exactly how to get started with a really great asset class that's near and dear to my heart, small multifamily properties. I started this way. I'm going to teach you how you can also use this great and very unique asset class to build your portfolio with ease and confidence. As you might know, in addition to me talking on this podcast all the time about real estate,

Bigger Pockets is way more than a podcast with this whole website with tons of educational content. We've got great books. And one of the things I do on that website is make webinars. And this episode is actually just an audio version of one of these in-depth webinars that I made on the website. So you know it's going to be packed with a lot of really practical, actionable tips and information. So let's get into it. Hey, everyone and welcome today's Bigger Pockets webinar, how to buy small multifamily properties. My name is Dave Meyer, and today I'm going to share with you my 14 plus years of experience

investing in small multifamily real estate to help you achieve financial freedom through what is probably my favorite asset classes. And today, when we talk about small multifamily, when I'm referring to specifically is duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes. So basically anything between two and four units, I'll explain why that is in just a second. But first, let's talk about today's broader agenda. What we're going to do today, first and foremost, is explore a proven, repeatable three-step process for finding, financing, and analyzing your first or your next small multifamily. family property. And it really can be this simple, just three easy steps as you're going to see throughout the webinar today. Secondly, we're going to identify and overcome the most common

obstacles that prevent investors from purchasing their first property and achieving their financial goals. Because realistically, there are obstacles in real estate investing, but once you sort of name them and get them out in the open, you can easily navigate around those obstacles. And then lastly, I'm going to give you a live on-screen demonstration of some tools and resources that I personally use, and they're going to help you streamline this entire process of buying these types of properties. It's going to make it more efficient and accessible than really, I bet you ever thought possible. And I think these tools, which again, I use almost every single day are going to help you get to that next deal. Also, in addition, I have a super special invitation for you today.

later on in this episode, I'm going to be extending a special offer for some of the tools, education, and training BiggerPockets offers. And because BiggerPockets, we basically value your time and we want to thank you for listening to this episode today. And as such, we're going to offer a special 20% off discount on BiggerPockets Pro. And if you want to get straight to it, you can just go to BiggerPockets.com slash pro and enter the code P multi-24. That's like the letter P like Peter.

M-U-L-T-I-2-4, and that's going to get you 20% off a pro-annual subscription. And there are even more freebies for you waiting at the end of this episode. So stick around, hang out with me, learn more about multifamily. We'll talk about all of those in a bit. So just to get back to today's agenda, I just want to make sure everyone's in the right place. By the end of this webinar, you will be on track to buy your first or your next small multifamily property. And I guess maybe like you might find out that. buying small multifilling mill is not for you and that's okay. But if you're into real estate,

if you're into financial freedom and you want this, by the end of this webinar, you can be on track for that first or your next deal. So that's sort of the tactical stuff we're going to go through. But let's take a minute to set the scene and talk about the real reason that we're all here in the first place. And if you're attending this training, you likely understand the impact of owning investment properties and what that can mean for your financial future and those of your loved ones. The passive income that comes from real estate investing can last a lifetime. The cash flow that you can get coming in month over month like clockwork can honestly ease a lot of financial anxiety. I know it does for me. And these things like the cash flow, the equity that

you can build, this financial freedom, those things are really nice. But they're sort of a means to an end, right? Like you want cash flow. Of course, these are sort of tools in your tool belt. But what you actually want is probably something bigger or something more meaningful. And it's different for everyone, but at least for the people I know who are into real estate, it's something like financial independence. That means living life on your terms and getting to spend your time how you want. Or creating generational wealth that's going to create this lasting financial legacy for you and your family. Or maybe it's this financial fortress that makes sure that no matter what happens in the economy

or whatever else happens in your life, then nothing can penetrate it or destroy your financial situation. But whatever it is, you can find financial freedom one property at a time. And that's what we're going to get to today. And I want you all to think about this just for a minute before we get into the three-step process. Imagine for a minute what it would feel like to be able to take into your own hands creating a brighter financial future.

So what would that future look like? It could change everything, right? This can take you from where you are today, which I hope is in a decent financial position, but put you in a position where you really don't have to worry about your finances well into the future and your retirement could be secured. The road to financial freedom starts with your first property or your next one, if you're already got one, but the road to financial freedom is steadily buying these properties one at a time and it really isn't that hard.

So the question becomes, if this is so obvious and so great, like why? Why isn't everyone doing this? Well, there are some common reservations that I counter from newer investors all the time. So let's walk through a couple of those reservations and just talk about them, get them out in the open. First and foremost, not enough money. This is probably the most common thing that we have here about, that you don't have enough money to start. But the truth is that you can take actionable steps right now to build your savings. And when you find the right deal, securing funding is actually a bit more achievable that most people,

think, and we're going to talk about that a lot today. Or maybe you're worried about losing everything on the wrong deal. And that can happen. There is a small chance that you can lose everything because there is risk in real estate investing. Like there's risk in every type of investment. But if you follow a proven approach and use the right tools, you can actually greatly minimize that risk and increase your chances of success.

And we'll talk about that more in a minute. And I want you guys to know that when we, when I talk about these reservations, like, I know how you feel. I've been doing this for a long time, so I'm not as nervous about these. But when I first started investing, I faced very similar doubts. I was super worried when I bought my first deal. I didn't actually know where I was going to get the money when I was doing it. So I had a lot of these reservations, but I was able to do it because I just understood a couple

things and basically that happened through trial and error. First, you need the right tools. Second, you need the right education. And third, you need to surround yourself with the right people. And if you're able to do each of these three things, you will be able to get on that path to the next property. Now, I am telling you this because I actually lived it. If you guys don't know me, my name is Dave Meyer. I have been investing in real estate for more than 14 years.

But actually, the first six years were really a grind. I was just making stuff up, basically. I really had no idea what I was doing. But once I figured out all I needed were the right tools, the right education, and the right people, my business really took off and I have built a real estate portfolio that has hit pretty much all of my financial goals. And yes, I do still work at Bigger Pockets because I have a great job. I get to host a podcast, write books, help investors like you, but I am financially independent because I was able to sort of systematize my business

through the right tools, through the right education, and through knowing the right people. And luckily for you, you guys don't actually have to do all the trial and error I did. You can just use bigger pockets. There's so many tools. There's a great community. There's tons of resources for you to use. You can scale faster than I did because you get to use them from the start. You don't have to bumble around like me for the first six years. Now, my story about using bigger pockets to scale is great, but it's not unique at all. I just found this post in the bigger pockets forums from Jason Velley, who said he started investing three and a half years ago, and now his cash flow has replaced his living expenses so he could quit his six-figure finance career

to do real estate investing full time. And what Jason and I have done is really not unique. You can go on the Bigger Pockets forums. You can find this in a ton of different places there. Now, Jason and I and a lot of other people use Bigger Pockets, but we've also discovered a little bit of a hack. And that is small, multifamily investing. It's kind of this perfect sweet spot in investing that I love. And the great part about it is because they're sort of bigger properties, you don't actually need that many of them to get on that path toward financial freedom. Actually, what you need is just a couple of well-chosen properties that can eventually replace your income and build wealth so you can live life on your terms. And going back to that formula that I was just talking about,

knowledge, tools, and network, you can actually get to that next property and you can select these few great multifamily deals a lot faster than you will think. And guys, just, just know that this is not some far-off goal that you're never going to hit. Like what the stuff I'm talking about today is sort of immediately achievable. And you can actually get started today and have a property under contract or in your possession in the next couple of months. And today I'm going to prove it to you. Now, it will take a little bit of work. You know, real estate is much more passive than your job is going to be, but you have to put an effort. But remember, this is not you inventing something new.

I today am going to show you a well-proven path that tens of thousands of other investors have followed to build the wealth that you're seeking. With that, let's dive in. So the first thing we're going to talk about here is just why small multifamily in the first place? Because I sort of alluded to the fact that it's this hack. And there are four months. major reasons small multifamily is so great. First and foremost is cash flow. Multi-family buildings by design are designed for cash flow, right? The only reason you build a multifamily property is for an investor to own it. While some homeowners do own a duplex or triplex, they're basically

designed to be some investor's dream, not someone's dream home. So that makes it a lot easier to cash flow with these deals. The second thing is residential financing. And this is why, Why when we talk about small multifamily, we only talk about four units or fewer. Because if you go above four units, lenders will see that as a commercial property and you'll have to get a commercial loan, which is very complicated, usually more expensive. And if you're just getting started, you definitely don't want that. So that's why we recommend you focus on four units or fewer. You can put less money down.

You'll probably get a better interest rate. And there are a lot of benefits of residential financing. The third is less competition. Most people who are buying single family homes are homeowners, and they buy on a motion. Then when you talk about a lot of investors, they're mostly big institutional investors. They're going to be looking for those 20-unit deals, 100-unit deals, 500-unit deals. That means that there's this kind of sweet spot for small-to-medium-sized investors like you and me, and that is small multifamily.

It means you can get better deals. And then the last one is house hacking. This is sort of just a subset of the entire. small multifamily strategy. But if you are able to occupy, live in one unit and rent out the others, it is an incredible strategy for getting started in real estate. I know hundreds of other people have done it. This is how I got my start in real estate. Actually, my first deal was a small multifamily. Here it is. I bought this four-unit complex in Denver. And before I recently sold it, It was cash flowing $2,200 a month.

My second deal in Denver, which I still own is a small multifamily, three units in Denver, providing $2,500 a month in cash flow. And actually, my most recent active deal that I did was also a small multifamily. I think just this past weekend, I analyzed for small multifamilies. I love this asset class because it is so achievable and really makes building that portfolio step by step easier than I, think any other asset classes. So let's talk about the three steps to buying your first small multifamily deal because hopefully you're sold on this asset class by now and we're going to get you on. So the three steps are this. Step one is finding deals. Step two is analyzing deals. And step

three is financing those deals. It's not exactly physics or rocket science like anything like this. And yes, real estate has challenges, but it is not complicated. This is stuff anyone. with the right motivation and the right work ethic can do. So let's jump in and just talk about step one here, finding deals. Our surveys here at Bigger Pockets found that finding deals was actually the second biggest perceived challenge to investing in real estate only behind funding, which we're going to talk about in a few minutes. And note that I said perceived challenge because finding deals is not something to be overwhelmed

by. Here are three strategies that you can use. One, you can drive for dollars. That's basically going around and identifying properties that you want to buy. You can do a similar strategy with direct mail, just mailing out marketing materials to owners. And both of those two strategies, you're basically trying to find someone who hasn't yet listed their property, but might be open to selling to you. And because you contacted them first, they might be willing to sell to you and you can get a great deal.

You can also look at other off-market deals on Craigslist or Facebook. So feel free to use any of these strategies if you want. But do you want to know my personal favorite strategy for finding deals? Well, it's pretty easy. You just work with an investor-friendly agent. And I know there are a lot of complicated strategies, but you can just go find a good agent and they will send you deals. The duplex I bought a couple of weeks ago was on market and I found it because of my agent.

Just in the last couple of days, my agent sent me four different off-market deals that I've been analyzing and actually might make an offer on one of them sometime during this week. So it doesn't have to be super complicated. You can just find a good agent and have them send you deals. Now, if you're wondering, how do I find an agent with the knowledge to help an investor? That could be super easy. Whether you're out of state or you just want to invest in your local market, you can get matched with an investor-friendly agent by going to bigger pocket. dot com slash agent. We have this tool.

It's called the agent finder. It makes it super easy to tap into our trusted network of investor-friendly agents. You basically put in a couple of data points about yourself, like what your budget is, when you're looking to buy. And within like two minutes, you're going to get a free match with an agent who really understands the mentality of an investor and understands duplexes, triplexes, those small multifamilys. So that is probably the easiest way you can go find deals, is just you.

just to get a great agent. All right, now that you have a time-friendly strategy for finding deals, let's move on to step two, which is analyzing deals. And I actually think analyzing deals, I'm biased because I wrote a book about analyzing deals, but I actually believe that analyzing deals is the most important skill in real estate investing. And that's because no matter what your deal finding strategy is, you're going to need to analyze tons of deals. Even if you have the best agent in the world, they're probably going to send you 10, 20, 30 different deals that you're you're going to need to actually run the numbers on before you can find one that makes sense for you. You're going to have a lot of leads coming in regardless of your strategy and you need to find

the one that makes sense for you, right? Not only do you need to find the best deal, but you also need to know which deals to avoid so you don't wind up getting yourself into a bad situation. And for people who have never analyzed a deal before, maybe don't like math that much. The term deal analysis can feel a bit. intimidating, but I promise you it does not have to be hard. Actually, I'm going to show you how incredibly easy it is to run a deal in maybe 10 minutes or less using the Bigger Pockets rental property calculator. Okay, so I found this deal earlier today. It is in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

I picked Green Bay just because I saw some list recently that said it was the highest quality of life or best place to live, something like that. I thought, let's look for a deal. What I found was a duplex two identical units. So you can see here, they're both. both about 1,200 square feet, and each side is two bed, one bath. And the seller is projecting the rent at $2,400 a month. And it's listed for sale at $180,000. Okay, and if you haven't done this before, you want to follow along, you just go up here to tools and go to rental property.

And then I'll just show you, view my reports. You can keep track of them. I use this stuff all the time. You can see that I'm constantly looking at different deals here. But now I'm just going to hit start a new report. The first thing that we're going to do here is just, I'm going to go back to our deal and just copy and paste the address here. We're going to go here and just copy and paste this.

It's going to pull in some information. You can see the calculator's thinking here and it's importing the data. And then I'm going to add a photo. I just am more visual. When I'm analyzing a lot of deals and like I said, you're going to need to do 10 or 20 before you find that right deal. I just find it easier to remember them with a little photo. So I'm going to add this picture here. Next, we're going to go on to purchase information, which was a,

$179,000, oops, $900. And our closing costs are going to be $5,000. Now, if you've never bought a deal, you're probably wondering, where did that $5,000 come from? Well, I've bought a lot of deals, and I know that's about what I average.

But if you ever get stuck on the bigger pockets calculator, just go over to here where they have these help little buttons and hit that. And you can see that the average is 1 to 2%, or if you're unsure, use 1.5% of the purchase price. That's a good number to begin with. So that is how I figured out my closing costs. Now, if you want to rehab your property, you can click this button and put in an after repair value and repair costs.

But this is a pretty nice property. So I'm not anticipating rehabbing it. So I'm just going to move right along to our loan details. Now, loans, because I'm an investor and I would be buying this property out of state, I have to put 25% down. That's the most common when you're not owner occupying it. If you are going to do a house hack, you could put 10 or 10, 10 or 20 or 20% or 20% or 20% down. But for me, since we're analyzing this deal and I'm going to give you my example, we're going to use 25%. And I'm going to use my interest rate of 6.75%, which is what I was quoted

most recently. Points charged, I'm going to put zero because I'm putting that 25% down. And then loan term is going to be 30 years because I personally love long term fixed debt. All right, we are flying through this, guys. Hopefully you can see that there are five steps in analyzing the deal. And we've already done three of them. We're done with property info, purchase and loan details. Now we do rent income. So I'm going to pop over to this tool to get a rent estimate here. And all you need to do here, guys, is again, go to tools, scroll down here to rent estimator. I put in the information and I went to see and make sure that this is correct, that it is two bed, one bath. And what you can see here is that the median rent here is actually about 1,250 bucks a month. And the calculator is confident.

One of the things I love here is like if you're in a really rural area, you might not find a lot of rent comps. And the calculator will actually tell you, you know what? We don't know if this is a good deal or not or we don't have good comps. But they're confident. And you can actually go and look at all the different comps here if you want to check them out for yourself. So I'm going to now assume that we're going to have $1,250 of rent per side. So remember that. When we go and put it back in the calculator, we're going to use $2,500.

So we saw that it was 1,250 per side. So I'm going to put in 2,500 because remember that's a duplex. And we're just going to move on to our last step, which is expenses. So our first expenses are going to be what are known as fixed expenses. Property taxes, insurance. These are things that you know, at least for that year, what they're going to cost. Property taxes for this property are going to be about $1,200. And for our insurance, we're going to pay about $1,000.

Again, you can get some help estimating these things, but I honestly just recommend Googling them if you don't already know. Once we move past our fixed expenses, we go on to what are known as variable expenses, which are things like repairs and maintenance, vacancies, and CAPEX. Now, repairs and maintenance, I like to put around 8%. Vacancy, I also put 8%. And for CAPEX, I'm going to put 5% because it's a little bit newer. Now, if you don't know what CAPEX means, it's kind of like repairs, but it's actually

bigger things like a roof or a HVAC system. or making improvements to the property. But since again, this is a pretty modern, updated building, I'm going to keep my repair and CAPEX expense estimates on the low side. Then I'm going to move on to management fees, which as an out-of-state investor, I typically pay about 8%. So I'm going to put that there. And then what I love about small multifamilies,

one thing you should look out for with small multifamilies is whether you can meter the utilities separately. I always look for deals where the tenants pay their own, electricity and gas because I just don't want to be involved in that. If you can't, that's fine. You can charge through. You can pay the, you know, utilities yourself and then basically just charge the tenants for it.

But I really like it. I think it simplifies the analysis. It simplifies your operations if you just find these things that are metered separately. So you don't pay electricity, gas, water, sewer. Usually pay garbage. It's like 25 bucks a month. And that's it, guys. We're done.

We just analyzed a deal. I was explaining thing as we went. I was talking a lot. And it probably took me less than five minutes to do. And so in just five minutes, what you can see is this is actually an exceptional deal. Not every deal you look at is going to be this good. Everyone just want to point that out. I honestly didn't analyze this deal ahead of time.

But $700 a month of cash flow. And a 17% ROI is really, really high. So if this, you know, if I was in the green by market, this is probably a deal I would be looking to buy immediately. But one of the cool things about the calculator is to, So you can go through here and double check your assumptions. So like maybe let's just say I can't get a 6.8% mortgage. And actually this week it's up to 7.1%. Okay.

Well, it's still a good cash flow and it's still a good cash on cash return. Or maybe when I go and contact my property manager, they're like, Dave, yeah, you know, $2,500 is stretching it. We feel more comfortable if you want to be conservative underwriting this deal. Maybe let's just say $2.250 as a deal. deal. Okay. Well, because this calculator is so easy to use, I can see, hey, even if I miss by 10% on my rent estimates and my mortgage quote comes in higher, I'm still getting a phenomenal 11.6% cash on cash return, making almost $500 a month. So hopefully you can see if you can find a deal like this,

you can see that it doesn't take that many properties to be able to find financial freedom. And I just want to caution not every deal you analyze is going to be good like this one. You might have to do 10, 20, 30 deals. Honestly, I look for cash on cash return for 5% or better. So I would take this deal all day, but it is not to be expected that you're going to have something this high all the time. Now, when you look at the calculator, you can also scroll down and see some of the further out metrics like your annualized return. It shows that if you held this property for 10 years, you'd earn an average of 13%. That's way better than the stock market.

And your profit would be over $114,000. So that's it, guys. You can see now the importance of ease of analyzing deals. You can find good deals like this one. You can eliminate bad deals. Before we jump back to the presentation, just want to show you one more thing. If you hit this little share button here,

and then you hit enable share reporting and then download PDF. You get this super cool professional-looking deal analysis sheet that breaks everything down that I just showed you in that analysis in a super simple way. So if you want to attract a partner, you know, get your spouse on board or perhaps talk to a lender about a particular deal, if you bring them this analysis and show them that you understand a good deal, you've done thorough due diligence. You know how to analyze a deal correctly. That is going to really help bring people on board. So make sure to use this little share feature from the bigger pockets calculators. All right.

So that was it, guys. Hopefully you can see that deal analysis is something you just learned a lot of. about and that you can start working on right now. You can use this really easy software to make sure that when you're analyzing a lot of deals, all 20, 30 deals, you need to find a good one that you're able to do it quickly and accurately. And I just want to make sure that you guys know that, again, I've said this a few times, but I just want to reiterate that you have to put reps in. It's not going to be easy on the first one. It's going to take you a little bit longer. But if you keep doing this 10, 20, 30, 50 times, you're going to get really good at deal analysis.

and you're going to be able to spot a good deal quickly and get rid of all those bad deals quickly so you don't waste time on that. All right. So in our three-step process, we've now done two of them. We've talked about finding deals. You now know how to analyze deals quickly. So let's get to the final piece of the puzzle, which is funding deals. Now, there are a lot of ways to fund a real estate deal. You can get a conventional loan.

You can get a hard money loan, private loan, partnerships, so much more. There are a ton of different ways that you can finance deals. It actually can be a little bit overwhelming. But for most real estate investors, you can use an FHA in conventional loan. That's just like basically going and getting a mortgage. And for small multifilities, that works really well. You can also use a partnership if you want to bring in someone else to finance it. Or you can even get the seller in some instances to finance your deal for you,

which is something called seller financing. And there are plenty of good ways, but we've actually found, according to our surveys, that funding is the number one challenge in buying, real estate. And you might be sitting there thinking, yeah, obviously that's the number one challenge. I don't have enough money for a down payment. I don't know. The first thing about finding funding. But here's the truth. And I think this is something that a lot of early investors miss is that when you find the right property and you have the right network, funding deals is not really that stressful and actually becomes kind of easy. Now let that sink in for a second.

When you know how to find and analyze deals, financing gets easier. And there's a key that why financing is the third step in our goal. Because imagine you went to a lender and said, hey, will you lend to me on an investment property? They're going to be like, okay, what deal are you going to be buying? And if you don't have a good deal lined up, it's going to be pretty hard to convince them that they should lend to you. But if you have followed step one and step two, you know how to find good deals and you know how to analyze them, then approaching a lender gets so much easier. Just remember what we talked about just a minute ago, right?

I showed you that if you're analyzing deals, you can print out that cool PDF, and now you can show that to a lender, and they're going to see how legit you are, that you know how to find good deals, and you probably have one lined up already, and that's the reason that you're coming to them for funding. So hopefully you can see now that we go in these steps

in a deliberate order because it makes funding easier. But you're probably wondering, okay, even if I follow those steps, how do I find a good lender in the first place? Well, I am glad you asked because it can be very easy with the bigger pockets lender finder, right? These tools, they don't stop coming. Bigger pockets has it all for you. We have a lender finder to help you find investor-friendly lenders who know exactly the situations you're getting in. They know how to lend on small multifamily properties. Just like the agent finder, all you have to do is go on, put in a bit of information.

about yourself and you're going to get matched with an investor-friendly lender who's going to help you get that small multifamily deal that you found, that you analyze, and you're ready to pull the trigger on. So that's it, everyone. Those are the three steps to buying your first or next small multifamily property. Just to recap, we talked about finding deals and how to use investor-friendly agents to do that. We talked about how to analyze a bunch of deals to get good at spotting excellent deals. You can use the Bigger Pockets calculator for that. And lastly, we talked about finding funding and third step in the process. Once you've found a deal, analyze a deal.

You can use a tool like the Bigger Pockets Lender Finder to finder. So that's it. Those are the three steps. But I want to sort of circle back to something we talked about earlier. In the beginning of the presentation, I talked about how reservations and obstacles can really slow down your investing career. And I want to talk about them again. Let's specifically talk about fear. Because fear can be a powerful obstacle.

It can prevent you from even starting on your journey in the first place, and it can prevent you from making good decisions about how to spend your time and how to spend your money. And I totally get it, guys. There could be afraid of losing your money, and that is scary when you're new to investing. You could be fearful about not being able to secure financing, even if you find a great deal. And you may be worried about imposter syndrome and that you don't actually.

actually have the right skills or the right knowledge to succeed as an investor. So I'm throwing up this slide one more time, guys, because I just want to reiterate this, that I have been in your shoes. These are very reasonable fears. And if you're experiencing them, you're not alone. These concerns are common among all new investors. And I face them myself when I got started. I understand that if you were new to real estate investing and you've never been to a

webinar like this, that real estate investing can feel a bit like jumping off a cliff. But don't worry, that is not actually what it's like. It's actually more like this. It's like walking a path with your friends. And it's walking a path with people who have walked on that path before. So I'm going to stick with this metaphor for just a minute. When you go on a hike, right, what do you bring with you? Well, I personally love hiking.

And what I do is I bring experienced companions, people who know what they're doing. I wouldn't just wander out into the woods for the first time alone. I also bring the right tools like a good backpack, the right shoes. to make sure that I am properly prepared for the adventure I'm about to go on. And lastly, I need a plan. Usually that involves which trail you're going on or a map. You don't just set up out into the wilderness and see where you end up. You kind of have a plan and a path.

Real estate investing is basically the same thing, right? You need experience companion. You need the right tools and you need a plan on how you're going to succeed. Now, lucky for you, Bigger Pockets has all of that. And bigger pockets exist to empower you to live the life you want on your terms through real estate investing. Specifically, we provide the tools, training, and community need to find fund and analyze the real estate deals that are going to get you to financial freedom.

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Just as an example, Aaron C. said that there is no way he, He could analyze the volume of properties he could without being a pro member. And remember how important it is to get those reps in and analyze a lot of deals. Pro makes that happen. What about Beth? She said that it is the foundation of her real estate investing endeavor, provides all sorts of valuable tools, connected her to agents, everything that she needs. You can see, I can go on and on and on. There are tons.

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I hope you enjoyed this webinar. I hope you are as excited as I am about the potential. for financial freedom and personal growth that comes with small multifamily investing. Again, if you want to accelerate your path to it, go pro today at biggerpockets.com slash pro. If you have any questions or thoughts about this webinar, you can always find me on BiggerPockets. Happy to answer any of them there. Again, my name's Dave Meyer, and thanks again for watching.