New member in the Chicago Area

[Shannon Elam]

Hello all. I am new to BP and to real estate. I am learning so much just from the week or so I have been reading around this website and listening to the podcasts. (I'm a talk radio enthusiast, so having this on my iPod is heaven!) I started off by going to a 3-day summit on real estate investment, and while I was not prepared to fork over my last year's salary, I learned a wealth of information and am very happy that I went. I also realized that I can really do this business. What's better is that I found BiggerPockets.com.

This year is going to be a BIG year for me. I am getting my Master's degree, getting married, and starting a business. I so look forward to connecting with others in the real estate community to learn and share.

By getting into real estate investments, I know that I will not only make a better and more fulfilling life for myself and my family, but I will also be a role model and possibly have a positive impact on the neighborhoods that I grew up in (war zones-we'll see).

Right now I am so excited, maybe too excited, to jump right in. My partner/fiancé is interested in doing wholesales and I want to do flips and some buy-and-holds. In our first year of business, I think we can do at least 1 flip and acquire at least one multi-family buy-and-hold for rentals. At least! With the support of this community and each other, I know we can do it.

Thank you guys for this website. It is invaluable.