Young Investor from NY/NJ area

[Juan Gago]

Hello everyone,

My name is Juan and I am currently a 22 year old guy 1 year out of college. I graduated with a dual degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice. ( kind of wishing I took a business major with focus on Real Estate) lol

But anyways, I am currently seeking work in the law enforcement profession and I have always been interested in real estate since I was early on in college but I had absolutely no idea how to go about it.

I am interested in learning how to invest in a Duplex/Triplex/Quad because at my age I believe it would be a benefit to start out taking a mortgage and having renters pay all or part of my mortgage via their monthly rent. (how to go about this I am still trying to pick up)

The strategy I am looking at right now is basically just to buy and hold the property until I get more skilled in the real estate field.

If your still reading this thank you very much for taking the time too,

I hope to learn as much as I can from this community.

Regards,

Juan

[Darren Sager]

Welcome to BP @Juan Gago ! 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 "Brooklyn" or "Old Bridge" 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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