San Antonio rookie here

[Ian Dooley]

Good Evening everyone, I am writing to introduce myself. My name is Ian Dooley and I am a 33 year old father of four with an educational background in finance and I am currently employed as a credit analyst. I don't have much in the way of a real estate background other than a couple of classes, a few books, and having purchased my home. I am looking to begin investing in real estate in order to supplement, and eventually become the main provider of my income. I am currently in the planning phase and am trying to do some research so that I can draw up a plan that I can pitch to a few friends who are interested in such investing as well. I just don't have a large amount of starting capital by myself and feel like, with a family of 6 total, it would help to spread the risk around a little (however, I am always open to suggestion). I am hoping to start out with either one multifamily unit, or a few smaller cheaper condos to rent. However, I am also entertaining the idea of starting out buying a rehab, fixing it up, and flipping it in order to increase the "starting capital" of the partnership which can be used to purchase rentals. I guess that is all I have to say right now, but if anyone has questions, or the answers (lol) please let me know and I will get back to you.

Ian