How to get started/mentor seeking.

[Jack Jones]

Hey all,

My name is Jack Jones and I am 22 yeas old and was in the army from May 2013-May 2017. I have just gotten settled back in my hometown of Vancouver , Washington and my baby boy was born on June 23rd :). So life is going great! I am really looking for a mentor for buy and hold real estate and how to get started. I am currently in school at WSU Vancouver for computer science. What is awesome about that is I get paid to go to school through my G.I bill and they pay me a housing allowance! I also just got notification that I will be getting around 2k a month from the VA every month as well. So my question is how do I invest this money so I too can become financially free?

Very respectfully,

Jack Jones

[Jon Lee]

Hi @Jack Jones...welcome to the investing game. Best advice I could give a new investor like yourself, beyond taking advantage of the wealth of information on Bigger Pockets; is to find and attend the REIA and/or investor meetup groups closest to you (Portland maybe?). There you will have the opportunity to learn about your own local market and get a chance to meet the investors who are making things happen locally. Take time; network with those around you; build power team relationships; develop a strategy/plan and work the hell out of it.

I wish you luck!