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

[Tim Haag]

Thank you Josh. I did buy both books in hard copy and digital and have read them both. Great information and now I'm having my wife read the Book on Flipping. Love the pod casts and all the great info you've created here.