Newbie from SoCal-South Bay

[Charmaine Williams]

Hi Everyone!

I'm really excited to put out my first post. My younger brother introduced me to this site a couple of months ago.  At first I just kind of poked around on the site, reading a couple of articles here and there.  But then I started listening to the podcasts and I was hooked!  There is so much to learn! 

I even went to my first REIC meeting last night! I felt scared and nervous, but so happy I went. I'm planning on going to another one next week.

My experience in real estate thus far is managing a family owned apartment complex and small retail center. And in college, I guess I was a landlord as I rented out rooms in my house to other students.

Right now my main interest is in becoming an investor in SFR and multifamily complexes to buy & hold rentals. I'm also interested in flipping. As someone who has spent most of her life in southern California, I realize how expensive property can be here. I would be open to investment opportunities out of state. Having said that, I have done no research (yet) on where I'd be comfortable investing, but just thought I'd put it out there.

Thanks Bigger Pockets for the opportunity to learn, grow, share and network!

Charmaine Williams