New Member from Edmond, Oklahoma

[Adam Roach]

Good Morning Everyone,

I just signed up with BP a few days ago and wanted to come here and introduce myself. I'm 26 and recently married and looking into real estate as a way to build wealth for my family. I'm an accounting/finance graduate and working on both my CPA and CFA certifications at this time.

My background is in the mortgage lending industry. About 5 years ago I took a job as a investment analyst for a mortgage servicing company and after 2 years there moved to managing that team for the remaining 5 years. Throughout that time I worked with both real estate and commercial lenders as well as large scale portfolio investors. 

I would like to take the knowledge I have and use that to build a good career within real estate while keeping my current job for the next 5-7 years. Ideally at this time I will be able to do real estate full time if I choose.

I'm interested in both the buy/hold/rent strategy for long term growth as well as the occasional flip (1-3 per year) for additional cash to fund my other strategy.

I've been spending time getting familiar with the forums and some of the knowledge available here as well as looking into my local REI chapter. That being said I'm still working on how to get started and what the minimum preparation I need to have is prior to my first purchase.

I hope everyone here has a great day!