Newbie from Vancouver, WA.

[Tim Haag]

Hello Bigger Pockets. My name is Tim Haag, and I live in Vancouver, WA just a few miles north of Portland, OR and I’m brand new to investing. I grew up watching Carleton Sheets and Dave Del Dotto on TV when I was a kids. I even went to a Dave Del Dotto seminar where he was selling a $10k program that came with a computer (1991) to help you get started and invest in real estate. Of course I didn’t buy that, but I did buy the Sheets program and listened to the tapes while I was in college. I just never had time or money to get started. Flash forward 20 years or so to today where I read Rich Dad Poor Dad and had a renewed interest in real estate. Today, I’m married with boy girl twins who will be 3 very soon, and I’ve decided that I want a better future for them and I’d like to eventually have more time at home. Currently, I’m a project manager for a asphalt paving company in Vancouver. I love the company and I love my job, so I plan to invest in my “spare time”.

I’m looking to get started flipping at first. I have some cash and credit cards and thought I could do a couple of flips (over time) to build a bigger reserve and eventually move into buy and holds for the passive income flows. I know there is no get rich quick other than the lottery, so I plan on the methodical get rich over time philosophy. I’ve been listening to the pod casts over the past few months and I’m up to #41 or so now and I love hearing the stories and different strategies that everyone has.

I’m interested in getting involved in REI clubs or meetings around here, and I think I’ve found a couple online. I’m going to start checking them out so if anyone knows of a good meet ups here in Clark County, I’m all ears. I’m also thinking of taking some real estate classes to get licensed so I can actually view houses without bothering my agent all the time. The last thing I want to do is waste someone’s time.

This is all pretty overwhelming for me right now. I’m just trying to take things one day at a time and get a game plan together so I’ll keep listening to the pod casts and scrolling thru BP for ideas on getting started and strategies