Dave in Tampa

[David DuCille]

Hello

Stumbled on this site in my Real Estate investing research. Looking forward to seeing everything it has to offer. Just recently moved to Tampa, Fl from NYC where I had been working as a personal trainer the past dozen years. I'm looking to get out of the fitness business and transition into real estate. My fiancee and I closed on our primary home back in November and subsequently did some substantial renovations. We presently have our 1st investment property under contract. We had a great Realtor throughout the process of buying our primary home and he has helped us buy this investment. He has several properties of his own using a buy and hold strategy so he can clear monthly income in addition to his sometimes up and down commissions as a licensed real estate broker. I am not currently working since we moved down here for my fiancee's job so initially I was doing a lot of the renovation work on our home and now I'm educating myself on real estate. I'm considering going back to working in a gym to just add some income for us to put towards investments but my goal is to do this as my main job full time. To that end, I am also interested in any type of jobs that may be available related to real estate. I'm thinking working for a propety management company or even as sort of a secretary for a real estate agency could be a decent start to earn a few dollars but more importantly build first hand on the job knowledge of the industry. I'm open to any advice and feedback anyone has to give. Heck, I'll even trade my skills as a fitness trainer and golfer (3 HCP) for your real estate wisdom!