New Investor Introduction

[Ben Oestrike]

Hi, my name is Ben Oestrike and I'm still pretty new to the world of REI so I just wanted to introduce myself here. I'm an 18 yr old from just south of York, PA and a little less than an hour north of Baltimore, MD. I'm a real estate agent and that is really what first got me interested in REI. Right now I'm trying to commit myself to learning as much as possible before I make that jump and purchase my first property. I'm interested in long term rentals and possibly the "Brrrr" method (just finished watching the Webinar on the "Brrrr" method a few minutes ago actually). My goal is to buy my first property within the next 6 months. From all the opportunities I've seen over the past few months and years, nothing has interested me or excited me quite like REI and I'm excited to learn more with the help of BP.

[Lawrence Briggs]

Quote from @Ben Oestrike:

Hi, my name is Ben Oestrike and I'm still pretty new to the world of REI so I just wanted to introduce myself here. I'm an 18 yr old from just south of York, PA and a little less than an hour north of Baltimore, MD. I'm a real estate agent and that is really what first got me interested in REI. Right now I'm trying to commit myself to learning as much as possible before I make that jump and purchase my first property. I'm interested in long term rentals and possibly the "Brrrr" method (just finished watching the Webinar on the "Brrrr" method a few minutes ago actually). My goal is to buy my first property within the next 6 months. From all the opportunities I've seen over the past few months and years, nothing has interested me or excited me quite like REI and I'm excited to learn more with the help of BP.

@Ben Oestrike - welcome to the community! I'm happy to know that you enjoyed the recent BP webinar! Since you are just starting out at a young age (which is great), I would recommend a house-hack. You could either buy a single family home and rent out rooms OR buy a multifamily property and rent out units. I would recommend the book “First to a Million" by BiggerPockets author -@Dan Sheeks / My buddy @Noah Bacon was a real estate agent (maybe still is) turned house-hacker! 

 Wishing you tons of success, keep us posted on your journey!