Excited to Join the BiggerPockets Community – New Investor Introduction

[Joshua Julian]

Hello everyone! I’m a Marine veteran who has spent most of my 15 year professional career post service in project management across multiple industries like aviation, hospitality, tech, and CNC machining. Over the past few years, my wife and I have worked hard to improve our financial health—we’ve raised our credit scores above 800, paid off all debt except for our mortgage and student loans, and saved a fair amount. We're planning to start investing in real estate next spring once we reach our cash-saving goal.

After some research and consideration, I believe the BRRRR strategy aligns well with our financial goals. In the meantime, I'd love some advice on what peoples suggestions are as to what they would recommend to study up on first. With the wealth of information available on BiggerPockets and numerous other sites and books, I'm not sure where to start. I know as with almost everything in life much of the learning will come from hands on experience but I want to build a the best foundation possible beforehand. Any guidance, resources, or personal book recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

I am also 100% positive I am not the first...or second...or hundredth person to ask these questions but I ask here vs. finding others posts as I do enjoy fresh opinions while I start networking.

Thank you in advance and I look forward to your suggestions!

[Alfath Ahmed]

Quote from @Joshua Julian:

Hello everyone! I’m a Marine veteran who has spent most of my 15 year professional career post service in project management across multiple industries like aviation, hospitality, tech, and CNC machining. Over the past few years, my wife and I have worked hard to improve our financial health—we’ve raised our credit scores above 800, paid off all debt except for our mortgage and student loans, and saved a fair amount. We're planning to start investing in real estate next spring once we reach our cash-saving goal.

After some research and consideration, I believe the BRRRR strategy aligns well with our financial goals. In the meantime, I'd love some advice on what peoples suggestions are as to what they would recommend to study up on first. With the wealth of information available on BiggerPockets and numerous other sites and books, I'm not sure where to start. I know as with almost everything in life much of the learning will come from hands on experience but I want to build a the best foundation possible beforehand. Any guidance, resources, or personal book recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

I am also 100% positive I am not the first...or second...or hundredth person to ask these questions but I ask here vs. finding others posts as I do enjoy fresh opinions while I start networking.

Thank you in advance and I look forward to your suggestions!

Hey Josh, welcome to BP! BRRRR is definitely going to be the way to go. I went to school at Ohio State for engineering and have a minor in business and computer science. I used to work in consulting for the robotic division at DHL Supply Chain. When I was working in the corporate industry, I began investing in real estate. I house-hacked a duplex in Southern Orchards next to Nationwide Children's Hospital.

While working, I shifted my focus and started doing BRRRR projects on the side while maintaining my 9-5 job. At a certain point, I fell in love with real estate and wanted to be a part of a team that was finding the deals. I became an agent and began working with investor-focused agents.