43: Getting Started, Making Offers, and Crazy Properties with Shaun Reilly

<p>On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast we sit down with real estate investor&nbsp;Shaun Reilly&nbsp;to talk about a wide range of topics – from getting started while living in an expensive area to wholesaling, putting in offers, flipping houses, buy and hold, and a lot more.</p><p>This interview was a ton of fun to do and there are so many great nuggets of information that anyone who listens will walk out with skills they can apply to their real estate investing business.</p><p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/bpp43-shaun-reilly-podcast-transcript-getting-started-offers-properties" target="_blank">Read the transcript for episode 43 with Shaun Reilly here</a>.</p><p>In This Show, We Cover:</p><ul><li>How to start investing when properties are&nbsp;super expensive</li><li>The&nbsp;benefits&nbsp;and&nbsp;pitfalls&nbsp;of investing in condos</li><li>How Shaun got his first successful flip from a&nbsp;failed wholesale deal</li><li>Investing in real estate with a&nbsp;credit card</li><li>Shaun’s&nbsp;direct mail campaign&nbsp;– and how he got the list for free</li><li>Tips on&nbsp;working with real estate agents</li><li>Offering on&nbsp;HUD&nbsp;Properties</li><li>Offering on&nbsp;hundreds of properties&nbsp;to see what sticks</li><li>The&nbsp;mistakes&nbsp;Shaun has made in his real estate investing</li><li>The&nbsp;craziest property anyone on our show has ever purchased</li><li>And more!</li></ul><p>Links From the Show:</p><p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2013/10/03/bp-podcast-038-strategies-buying-real-estate-travis-daggett/" target="_blank">BP Podcast 038: Unique Strategies for Buying Real Estate with Travis Daggett</a></p><p>Books Mentioned in the Show:</p><ul><li><a href="http://amzn.to/2a9oIeb" target="_blank">Rich Dad Poor Dad</a>&nbsp;by Robert Kiyosaki</li><li><a href="http://amzn.to/2a9uZ9H" target="_blank">Rich Dad’s CASHFLOW Quadrant</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;Robert Kiyosaki</li><li><a href="http://amzn.to/2a9vikH" target="_blank">Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing: What the Rich