New Investor & Realtor

[Trenton Lukenbill]

Hello everyone in the BP community! My name is Trenton Lukenbill and I am an aspiring real estate investor like many others here as well. I actually discovered BiggerPockets when I picked up the one and only Brandon Turner's book on Rental Property Investing. Not only did I read this, but I fell in love with his writing style as it was clear and easy to follow. I followed this up with listening to the Podcast (which I started all the way at episode 1) and by reading other titles written by Brandon and BiggerPockets Publishing.

I am primarily interested in buy and hold properties as my long term goal is financial freedom through passive income so I can enjoy with my life with my wonderful wife, and our soon to be baby girl. I started my journey like many others with reading Rich Dad Poor Dad and was absolutely blown away to realize I was not alone in my thinking process on finances after reading this book. Robert Kiyosaki put the words on the page that I had been waiting to hear all along, as they were the same thoughts I have had in my mind for many years and realized to myself that "okay, what I feel does make sense and I'm not actually crazy". Coming from a poor financial background and education, I was always told my ideas and goals were unrealistic or 'to risky' which definitely set me back a few years on my investing career. However, I am proud to be here and excited to start connecting and learning with others who share the same passion as myself.