Salutations

[Bruce Park]

Hello Everyone,

I'm Bruce and I live in the Knoxville, TN area. I am absolutely brand spanking new to real estate investing and look forward to the opportunity to get to know and learn from many of you.

I have been reading, studying (on BP) and asking questions of local folks and learning much, mostly that the more I know, the more I realize I need to know. I'll try not to sound to naïve or just plain ignorant, though I know in starting out that I am needing much info and help.

I have identified Buy and Hold as the area I am wanting to specialize in to start.

My current goal is to find and buy either:

A) A single family house (I will live in it for 1 yr, then use it as a rental, or

B) Find a duplex, live in 1 (for 1 yr) and rent the other, then rent both sides.

I eventually want to get into a 4-plex and grow from there.

Any thoughts, ideas and opinions are greatly appreciated.

I have just done the pre-qualification and am now looking for info on finding a good Real Estate Agent that specializes in working with investors. (My next step.)

I look forward to working with and getting to know you and I thank you all in advance for everything!

Bruce