New Member - Cleveland OH

[Rob Strickland]

Hello,

I'm new to bigger pockets as well as real estate investment. I've been listening to the podcast and reading some of the recommended books for the past couple of weeks which has really gotten me motivated and excited about moving forward with REI. I'm originally from the Cleveland area which I came back to in 2011 after spending 5 years in Columbus OH and 3 years in Washington DC. I currently live in a very popular rental neighborhood just west of downtown Cleveland.

My background is in commercial construction management which I've been doing for the past six years. Just recently my father and I stumbled upon a 3 unit property just a block from my house that we decided to buy about two months ago and have been working on the rehab ourselves with the intent to hold onto and rent out. Now we're looking into acquiring additional properties in the same neighborhood, but we are still very green when it comes to REI and rehabbing the properties ourselves is turning out to be rather impractical due to the time commitment and lack of specialized skills for all of the different trades.

I'm hopeful that joining the bigger pockets community will help me to accelerate the learning curve involved with getting starting in REI as well as help me to establish a network in the industry that is going to be essential for my success. I look forward to getting to the point where I can start sharing knowledge and lessons learned to contribute to the BP community.