Let the Journey Begin!

[Bryan Breaux]

Hi BP Community!

Over the past 6-ish years, my family (me+wife & 3 kids) have taken yearly trips to the TN Smokies and Florida panhandle beaches. During those vacations my wife and I would joke about how nice it would be to have a vacation home. On the drive back to Louisiana from TN this year, something was different. I really felt it in my core to get serious about it, and possibly grow a vacation rental business. We love to travel, and we want others to enjoy the places we enjoy too! Plus it would be nice to leave the rat race sooner than the typical retirement age!

We have nearly zero experience with real estate investing other than owning our current house and renting out a previous residence for a couple years.

In the past month I've listened to so many podcasts, watched hours of YouTube videos, and lurked the BP forums looking for tips, pointers, and advice.  Now I'm looking to network with others who are in similar situations and with similar real estate goals. 

Looking forward to the pointers and guides that everyone has!

Bryan

[Steven Foster Wilson]

Hi Bryan, welcome to BiggerPockets! This is surely the best place to start networking and learning. I always recommend the book “Rich dad, Poor dad” by Robert T. Kiyosaki to anyone starting out. Continue your progress in listening to the BiggerPockets podcast, you'll find it very beneficial in achieving your goals. Start growing your network, look on Facebook/BiggerPockets for different events, find a mentor doing what you want to do, and get to know the local lenders/brokers. All the best to your real estate journey!