Future podcast guest from the upstate of South Carolina in a suburb of Greenville called Travelers Rest

[Rick Fischer]

Hey everyone!

How's that for a keyword packed title? It's a lofty goal but it's a great mindset and very exciting to think that my wife and I are at the beginning of a journey that could one day have us telling that story to many thousands of people (Hopefully as a How-to story and not a What-not-to-do story). OK, so back to reality :) Our real reason for wanting to get into real estate is to secure our financial future and, ultimately, pave the way to financial freedom.

As the title says, my wife (Susan) and I live in South Carolina. We are in our mid 30's and have been married for 12 years. We have two little boys and are really enjoying our very hectic life right now. We are getting into this journey as partners and she should be joining up in the near future. We have been researching real estate investment off and on for several years now. We've even taken a guru course together in the past. Much of what we have seen has felt very conceptual to me, so the real world examples (and actionable information) of this site may just be what we need to convince us to dip our toes in. I work in IT and my wife stays home with the boys. She is currently looking into getting a real estate license. We are both working our way through listening to all of the podcasts and the real estate license seems to be a popular recommendation. We will be looking into local groups as well. As a contract based consultant, I am well aware of the power in networking.

We are currently in a double mortgage situation with our personal properties. I'll be posting a separate topic asking for advice in this situation so please offer any advice you might have! Hopefully we can provide value back to the site by participating in the forums in the future as we proceed in our journey.

Looking forward to future conversations!

Rick Fischer