Newcomer from Greenville, SC

[Jacqueline Mims]

Hi all,

Just wanted to introduce myself. I am new to BP and absolutely love the podcasts. I've been lurking for a little while on the forums, gleaning information and am now less reluctant to share. I have held my RE license now for 8 years, and have been successful in not only production, but alsoin putting buyers into good equity positions (the market conditions in the last few years have helped). What a great feeling that is!
My paradigm shift has been slow in coming, but you know, if I can find and negotiate great deals for the average home buyer, why the heck haven't I been doing it for myself all along?!! In the last few months, my husband and I have gotten a couple properties under contract in our "buy and hold" strategy. Talk about exciting stuff! I look forward to learning from others' experiences, and hopefully sharing some of my own!

I have three dogs (Chessies), and yes, I will be putting them in my investment properties.....so I can write their food off on my taxes ;)

[Darren Sager]

Welcome to BP @Jacqueline Mims ! A good way to begin is to read the Bigger Pockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing as Josh and Brandon did a great job with it. Be sure to utilize BP for all it has to offer. It would be great to see you be an active member of the BP community. Also set up your Keywords Alerts for your local area such as "Greenville" or "duplex" if you're looking to find potential opportunities for investing or other members in your area. You can also use the Find Members area to do the same. The Podcasts as you probably know by now come out weekly and are another great way to learn on the move. If you appreciate a post that a fellow member put up responding to you be sure to show them you liked it by casting a vote for it. And lastly I highly recommend becoming a Plus or Pro member of the site to take advantage of all that BP has to offer you.

Again welcome to Bigger Pockets!