New Real Estate Investor From Orlando, Florida

[Brad Spencer]

Hey Everyone,

My name is Brad Spencer and I'm a new real estate investor here in Orlando, FL. I've been studying real estate (from the book perspective) for years and even have a finance degree with a real estate track.

After taking a few years away from my studies (graduated 2 months before Lehman Brothers collapsed so real estate industry was put on hold), I've decided to start investing and putting my income from my internet businesses into property.

The last 5 years I've owned a restaurant, worked for Disney, sold cruises, and have been doing internet marketing since Summer 2008.

I'm looking to pick up 2-4 unit properties and, if possible, live in one of the units. Eventually, I'd really like to own 20-100 unit apartment buildings to use my business and marketing skills on the internet to improving the operations of an apartment complex.

Since our company works with local businesses, I've seen how many people struggle with internet marketing and feel like I can contribute to operations in this way (lead generation, marketing, and high levels of service to improve operations and cash flow seem to be my "niche" from what I can tell).

I'm new but I'm here to fix that and share what I know about internet marketing with all you wonderful folks (I've been reading unreal amounts of practical info on this site which has blown my mind...super pumped to be here) and if I can help you guys and gals with anything marketing related please don't hesitate to message me or get in touch.

Happy to help!

Thanks for having me!

Sincerely,

Brad Spencer

[Darren Sager]

Welcome to BP @Brad Spencer ! Thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself. A good way to begin is to read the Bigger Pockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing as Josh and Brandon did a great job with it. We'd love to see you be an active member of the BP community so be sure to set up Keywords Alerts for your local area such as "Orlando" or "Altamonte Springs" if you're looking to find potential opportunities for investing or other members in your area. You can also use the Find Members area to do the same. The Podcasts come out weekly and are great way to learn on the move.

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Again welcome to Bigger Pockets!