Greetings from a new buy-and-hold investor in Atlanta!

[Heather W.]

I've been lurking for a couple of months, but with a closing in two weeks for our first real investment property I decided it was time to introduce myself.

My husband and I have been renting out the houses we each owned before we got married. We had been waiting for the market to appreciate and been happy with someone else paying our mortgages for us. The math has overcome my emotions, however, and I'm ready to get serious.

My long term goal is to supplement our retirement income in 20 years. My goals for 2014 are to build our reserves back up as well as making a decision about keeping our original two houses versus selling them to buy ones with better cash flow.

I'm thankful for the great information here and look forward to learning more!

[Rick Baggenstoss]

Hi @Heather W. - Welcome!

Sounds like we have similar tolerance for working class and invest in similar areas. My properties and interests are basically East/West from Avondale Estates, City of and not the City of Decatur, East Lake, Kirkwood, Grant Park and Historic West End.

Are you focusing ITP? Where's the newest property?

Rick