New Member from Fort Worth, TX

[Jarrod Young]

Hello everyone! I am a new member to the bigger pockets community. I'm 26 years old. I live in Fort Worth, TX, and I'm extremely excited about everything that I've seen thus far from this site. I am very new to real estate investing. I bought a home in Colorado Springs that I bought on a short sale back in 2011. I repainted the inside of the house and helped some grass grow in the front yard and sold it last September for a 25k payday. I didn't have a plan to "flip" the home or anything, but my success from my first investment really brought a drive to get into the industry while I'm working my FT job.

I am here to learn from other investors and would like to join a meetup group. I am currently looking for my first 4plex to start my journey on Brandon Turner's 7 Years to 7 Figure Wealth. I realize that this is likely to take longer than 7 years, but I'm going to do my best to get it done (And keep growing it)!

Hope everyone is having a fantastic Monday!

[Darren Sager]

Welcome to BP @Jarrod Young ! Thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself. I think a great way to begin using BP is to read the Bigger Pockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing as Josh and Brandon did a great job with it.And now that you're here 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 "Fort Worth" or "Dallas" if you're looking to find potential opportunities for investing, education in a subject, or other members in your area. Use the Find Members area to network with other members who are local to you or are in an area you're wanting to invest in. Podcasts come out weekly and are great way to learn on the move. I find there's always a gold nuggets of information in each one and I go back to listen to a number of them multiple times.

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And lastly I highly recommend becoming a Plus or Pro member of the site and take advantage of all that BP has to offer you. It like getting the keys to the kingdom. It will be one of the best investments you'll make when it comes your real estate investing.

Again welcome to Bigger Pockets!