Looking to make first investment, help wanted!

[Andrew Wera]

Hey everyone! 
I’m completely new to this and I’m trying to soak in as much advice and knowledge as possible. I’m a firefighter by trade and I’ve got a decent amount of experience doing house renovations on my own homes but never had any investment properties. 

I renovated our last home and it brought us a great return when we sold it. We bought a new build and have a some good equity in the home already. We have some cash leftover and I usually would take extra money to buy and flip cars but we are looking to gain real assets and not just quick flips.

My wife and I are looking to buy our first investment property as soon as we possibly can. We have two small children and want to build a great future for our family. 

I don’t want to take away too much time from my family but I don’t mind putting in some sweat equity as we first start out. 

I just want to dive in feet first as well as go about our first investment with the best chance of successs, too. 

I’d love to hear how you would invest if you were just starting out like my wife and I! Thank you all and we look forward to interacting with the Biggerpockets community!

-Andy