New Member From Columbus, Ohio

[Angie W.]

Hi Everyone!

My name is Angie and I am from Columbus, Ohio - Home of the Buckeyes!

I have been lurking and participating in the forums for a few weeks now and thought maybe I should come and formally introduce myself. I came across BiggerPockets while doing a Google search for some land lording questions I had. What a great resource this site has turned out to be!

I started investing in real estate 22 years ago at the age of 21 when I purchased my first fixer as my personal residence. Since then I met and married my husband and we have rehabbed several houses together that were our personal residences. Three years ago my husband and I bought our first rental property and it has been a learning experience!

At present I am searching for another rental property to add to our portfolio - slow and steady wins the race! I search for homes that need rehabbed for the instant equity and rental income. I actually enjoy taking a home that others see as hideous and making it into something someone would like to call home :)

I hope to meet others to network with in my area. So many things are state/city specific it's nice to have someone local to ask at times. I'm also trying to build my "team" looking for a good real estate attorney, contractors, suppliers, etc. I currently have a real estate agent I am happy with, but the attorney I've used didn't impress me much.

I'm also toying with the idea of getting my real estate license. It's something I've thought about for years, and now that my daughter is older I actually may have the time to do it.

Looking forward to sharing experiences and knowledge with everyone here at the BiggerPockets forum.