An Accidental(?!) Investor

[Sam Wilson]

The day before I purchased my first investment I had no intention of ever becoming a real estate investor...

Facebook notified me this morning that it was 8 years ago today I began my real estate investment journey with this foreclosure at auction in Tennessee (that I didn't even know about until 2 hours before the auction)

As I wrote in my BP blog post (https://www.biggerpockets.com/...), I knew absolutely nothing about real estate or investing or foreclosures, but there I was purchasing this foreclosure and thus starting my investing journey.  And luckily it was a successful start and one that completely changed my career trajectory.

I know many of you will agree with me that your careers and investment journeys were not a clear or straight path, but a series of trying and learning and investing and then seeing   where it all will take you.  

I write all of this as an encouragement to everyone who is wondering "when/how do I begin my REI journey": just start. Even if it is starting small as a passive investor who is wanting to learn, just start. Books and podcasts are great ways to learn from others, but that is not investing and you will learn so much more by doing.

Anyone else have similar start to their investment journey?!  I'm sure it would be an encouragement to others as well!