Happy to be Here!

[Mike Silva]

Hi Everyone!

I am new here to Bigger Pockets and wanted to take the time to introduce myself! I am a full time Systems Engineer living in New Hampshire. After 5 years in the Defense industry, I have realized I value my time more than anything else. I have always had a passion for personal financing and building wealth which I feel helped dampen the learning curve into the real estate industry. Initially, I never really considered real estate to be a viable investment option for me until I was listening to my podcast "Inspire to Fire" where I heard Craig @thefiguy go through his story on house hacking. His story really got my endorphins flowing where shortly after I bought and read his book. Now here I am on the Bigger Pockets forum and starting my real estate journey!

I want to give Craig a special thanks for indirectly motivating me and helping me see this opportunity to escape the rat race!

[Patrick McCann]

I’ve been able to do a lot of the work myself. Aside from a new furnace install and a roof leak repair. I’m considering hiring out the exterior painting when the time comes. My background is in Construction, although not exactly anything residential related. My job is more with cranes erecting large buildings in Boston placing the columns and beams, welding and such. So it’s not exactly similar to home renovations but I have a lot of experience with tools and have always been very handy. I’m considering learning more carpentry and transitioning over to owning a home construction business.