First time poster, new to real estate, very hungry

[Robert Gibbs]

Hi everyone! My name is Robert Gibbs. I’m 26 yrs old and have a beautiful wife and beautiful 7 month old son. Currently I am working a 9-5 but more like 7-7 with the company I work for. Real Estate has always been something that I’ve loved growing up and I’m very passionate about it. I am going to replace my jobs income with rental cash flow and become financially free to spend as much time as I can with my family. I’m looking to start investing this year in small multi-family out-of-state. I wanted to start getting my name out there and start mingling in hopes to gain a lot more knowledge and guidance from the group! I’ve read through these forums and the community is awesome! I appreciate any feedback I may get now and in the future whether it be good or bad! All feedback can be learned from and that’s what we are all here for! 

Thanks! 

Robert Gibbs 

[Joseph Crunkilton]

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Welcome! Out of state investing rocks. I've been doing it for a few years. Any markets you're looking at?

 Yeah! So I've been looking through a few markets in Ohio. I like the price to rent ratio. The state seems to provide a good amount of cash flow. Currently I have been sorting through the Toledo market and I've been seeing some good results for small multi-family with a buy and hold strategy. In my opinion the market is a C+ to a B- with more than enough room to improve. I know some people over there that live close to Toledo and they say they like going in for the nightlife it provides as well as family restaurants and they like all the outdoor activities it provides. 

In addition to Ohio, I also have interests in southern markets along Interstate 10 or close by the interstate. I have a close buddy who has expressed interest in investing with me and he runs a trucking route mostly along the southern states so I believe it would be an incredible insight to markets. It also helps having years worth of trust to have eyes going through new markets to give an "on the ground" opinion about the markets. 

If you have any advice on anything I would love it. I want to learn more and I am eager to learn and keep learning everything I can! 

 Check out @Zach Lemaster and his team. They help out of state investors put together profitable rental deals. Helped me through my first few deals.