New Rookie, Just lurking from the shadows

[Joseph Rose]

Hello to all!

I am new here. Just starting out and looking to learn as much as I can while still working a 9-5. Getting into REI as a way to leave the rat race and live a more family and friend filled life. Please fill free to hit me up here if you are in the Nashville area (I am actually in Smyrna).

See you around,

Joseph

[Rene Hosman]

Hi Joseph! Welcome to BP, I hope you find a chance to engage with the community while you're lurking as well! Do you have any questions about the forums or BP tools I can answer for you?

Here's a few tips to get started while you're here

1. Look for the topics that catch your eye in the forums, when you think of a few you're interested in, hit the "follow" button to keep up to date on what is going on in those specific forums.

2. Set up Keyword alerts, since you're in Santa Barbara you can set up an alert for "Santa Barbara" or "Southern California" or "beach" to be alerted when someone posts on the forums that may be relevant or interesting to you!

3. Test drive the tech products - part of the BP pro membership is access to our amazing tools like Market Finder, Deal Finder, Rental Calculators, etc. But some of these tools are also available to test as a free member. Learn how they work now so when the opportunity presents itself, you're ready and know what is available and how to use them

4. Check the in person events and meetups in your local area, our online community is full of knowledge and folks willing to share and still nothing replaces the opportunity to interact IRL, you never know who you will meet and where that can take you on your REI journey.

PS if you're really fired up about starting your journey, take a look at our BPCON 2024, it's in Cancun October 6-8th and it may feel like diving into the deep end but making that investment in yourself and your REI education can make a monumental impact as you get started! https://biggerpockets.getregistered.net/conference-2024?utm_...

I'm Rene and I'm a community manager here at BP so feel free to reach out at any time!

Cheers!