New member from Vancouver, B.C.

[Bojan Kovacevic]

Hi all!

I am a complete newbie to BP and to REI!

I actually found this site by looking for a review for a seminar I recently attended. So far I am very impressed with everything that BP has to offer. I truly believe that site's like these, and really the internet in general, is a huge blessing and we are so fortunate to have access to them.

So a little bit about myself...

I recently suffered a work injury (broke my leg) and have been recovering at home for the past 3 months. I was working a job which I dread! My real dream job is to flip homes and build new homes. While I was working my full-time day job I was attending a local college, 4 nights a week, studying Architectural Building Engineering, i.e. learning how to design residential homes. Currently I am finishing my last semester in that.

Now that I'm not working I'm searching for jobs related to new home construction and home designing. Ideally I'd find a day job as a junior architectural drafter. On the side I would like to invest in a property that I could renovate and flip. This would be possible since my father is a self-employed general contractor who does residential renovations and would definitely be able to help me with renovating. My job at the moment is to learn as much as I can about real estate investing and getting educated on financing.

I signed up for BP yesterday, and today I was reading the "Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing". In the 1st chapter I read the proverb: "If you suddenly had one-million dollars and didn't have to work anymore, what would you do?", apparently an age-old high school guidance counselor question. The answer to that question is what career field you should be in. What's funny is that I've never heard the last part of that before, but I certainly have answered the question many times! I've always said that the first thing I would do is invest that money into Real Estate. Right there I had a pretty big A-ha moment. It's one of those elusive obvious things; it's been right there in front of you your whole life but you never really looked at it.

Anyway, I'm really excited to read the rest of the guide so I will get back to that. God, I'm glad I found this site!