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Hi Bigger Pockets folks
My name is Michael Johnson. I'm a professional race car driver from Austin, Texas. I've been lurking on BP for a while trying to get some information about how to do this stuff the right way. The amount of information available here, and the willingness of the community to help, is astonishing. With people out there charging literally tens of thousands of dollars for the same information, I'd have to say this is the best resource I've found for real estate investing.
My primary purpose for joining and getting started in investing is to become my own sponsor. Racing, as you can imagine, is expensive. In the most affordable series I race in, the running costs are about $200k/year. That's before I make a single dime. Running around the country courting sponsors and doing events for them does offer me a nice advantage, though. As I'm often in a town for several days, I get an opportunity to look around and find interesting properties to get interested in.
I'm looking forward to taking advantage of the resources available here, and also working with some of you on future deals I hope to uncover. I'm always excited to listen and discuss real estate investing and even racing if you're so inclined. =-)
-Michael
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Hey @Michael Johnson welcome to the site! How ironic... you are a race car driver and I'm a terrible driver. ;)
Anyways welcome to the site! I think you are definitely on the right track (hah see what I did there! I bet that's not the first time you've heard that!) so let us know we can help you out!