167: 7 Doors in 11 Months While Investing Out-of-State w/ Hashim Ismail

As a dreamer and life-long learner, Hashim Ismail makes it a goal to push himself. Hashim officially started his real estate investing journey eleven months ago but began learning about real estate just two years ago. He dealt with analysis paralysis, but after making a goal to start in 2021, he decided to jump in with both feet. Through hard work, dedication, and optimism, Hashim has closed on seven properties in eleven months. Since Hashim invests out-of-state he dealt with a whole new set of obstacles apart from the usual challenges new investors face. He combatted this by using the BiggerPockets forums to learn and network as much as possible. Hashim used keyword research on the site to find and connect with key players in the Memphis market. Through the new connections he made, Hashim educated himself on the area, without having to physically visit! Investing out-of-state can be risky within itself, so Hashim has created a series of processes to mitigate risk as much as possible. While redundancy is a large part of his process to reduce and catch errors, Hashim has found immense success simply by stepping out of his comfort zone. In This Episode We Cover Analysis paralysis and how to use goal-setting to overcome it How to use the BiggerPockets Forums to build your investor network Out-of-state investing and how to penetrate a market you know nothing about Using processes to mitigate risk and how to make a repeatable investing system Desk appraisals and why they’re worth every penny How to approach networking and get the most out of every interaction And So Much More! Links from the Show Ashley's Instagram Tony's Instagram Tyler Madden BiggerPockets Profile Real Estate Rookie Facebook Group BiggerPockets BiggerPockets Conference BiggerPockets Forums Facebook Business Ads Real Estate Rookie Podcast BiggerPockets Investment Calculators  BiggerPockets Bootcamp Fixated On Real Estate Cardone Capital Grant Cardone Google Maps Zillow  Redfin Starbucks Walmart James' Instagram James' Youtube Channel Rookie Podcast 165: A Step-by-Step Guide to Estimating Rehab Costs w/ Master Flipper & Investor James Dainard (Part 1) Rookie Podcast 166: Finding Contractors, Renovation Red Flags, and Estimating Rehab Costs (Part 2) w/ James Dainard Stessa Instagram Rentometer Connect with Hashim Hashim's Linkedin Profile Check out the full show notes here: https://biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-167 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices