New to this in Illinois

[John Maloney]

Hey BP. Quick intro: My name is John Maloney. I was born raised and live in Tinley park,IL (which is a south suburb of Chicago in cook county). I currently work as a union pipecoverer (insulator). I'm married and have 4 awesome kids.

My (only)experience: I purchased my current home that was a foreclosure that my father and I found during his short time as a realtor.

Ive always enjoyed watching the hgtv and flip shows always made me think that's something I could do(just never thought I could afford to). I have learned a lot by doing some home improvements and renovations myself. I've always had interest in real estate also like the idea of passive income and possibly buying a multiple-unit possibly for my next residence.

I found BP searching for info about for closures and short sales (but unfortunately I'm on going to be on the wrong side) looking to sort out the process and figure out my options. (Current health problems have caused me to fall behind and realize that now Is the time get out of our current house which is underwater and a little tight for our growing family.)

Since finding BP last week I've been listening to all the podcasts any chance I get (at 1.5x speed sometimes multiple times) and finding the inspiration to absorb as much as I can to get a real start in real estate investing.

Im really excited to dive deeper into this site and meeting new people in this BP community.

I would also like say thanks to Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner and all the guests on the podcasts for sparking my interest.

I wish I found this site sooner!

See ya later