Looking to connect in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill Area

[Benton Moss]

Hi everyone. I am a beginner real estate investor right out of college (UNC) and studied business in hopes of starting out investing as soon as possible. My wife and I recently purchased a duplex in our home town in eastern North Carolina that is a nice cash flowing property and are looking to connect with other real estate investors in the research triangle park. I am currently playing professional baseball in the Tampa Rays organization and hope to add to our real estate portfolio in the off season. I just joined bigger pockets after listening to the podcast for over a year. Hope to connect with anyone else living/working/looking in the triangle area! If you are someone who has regularly invested or is invested in one of those three markets, I would love to speak offline about your projects and what the process has been like in the area.

[John Upperman]

@Benton Moss

Welcome to BP!  Sounds like you're off to the right start with the Duplex purchase.  

Raleigh is a great area in that it is experiencing both population and job growth, but those dynamics also make it very competitive from a REI perspective.

Once you hit the off season you should come out to one of the local BP Meetups that are usually the last Thursday of every month.  Just set one of your key word alerts to "Raleigh" and you'll be notified of the time and place.  

Good luck this season.

John