New BP member from Columbus, GA

[Jeremy McCormick]

Hello everyone,

My name is Jeremy, I'm currently serving in the Army with about 5 years left, and if all goes as planned I'll be staying in the Fort Benning / Columbus, GA area for the duration. I've enjoyed moving around, but I am very much looking forward to learning a single city/community and beginning my real estate investing career.

I don't have much experience so far, other than buying and selling my personal homes, but have decided that I don't want to sit in an office for the next 30 years. I have been digging into the forum posts, recommended books, and listening to the podcasts and my goal is to soak up enough knowledge to feel comfortable purchasing my first planned investment property this year. I initially planned on focusing only on buy and hold, but have decided to try flipping initially to increase my cash reserves and make financing buy and hold properties easier down the road. Either way, I know I have my work cut out for me, but if it can knock my retirement age down a few years its all worth it.

I feel lucky to have stumbled upon biggerpockets during some internet searches and so far am loving the wealth of information that is so easily accessible through this community.