New Member in Omaha, Nebraska

[Nathan Eckles]

Hello all. My name is Nate.  I've been reading so many blogposts and listening to all the podcasts, that I put off doing a new member intro until now. 

I thought I was new to the industry, but now I see these people on BP that are very successful in much less time than I've been active in real estate, so I guess I'm not new, just inexperienced. 

I started in 2006, partnering with my mom to buy my first house, when I could barely afford an appraisal, let alone a down payment. I have since bought three more single-family properties, and in 2014, I was able to buy out my mom's share of the first property, bringing my total up to four, one of which I own free and clear. I'm definitely still learning. I can't say that it's been a huge moneymaker. Part of that might be because of the mortgage payments. I assume once they are paid off, that things will change. 

I'm not looking to become a millionaire.  When I first came to the site a couple of weeks ago, I had a plan to buy one or two buy-and-holds per year, until I could replace enough of my day job income to be a full-time investor. After being on BP for a couple of weeks, I'm now in the process of writing a business plan, with a goal of quitting in five years. 

My biggest issue is finding enough time to balance family, my day job, and my passion, which is real estate... and of course having enough cash and time to do every deal that I would like to take on. 

I'm glad to be here and be part of this community. I'm glad you have real information for those of us who don't know everything yet. 

I'm already past that "just get started" step everyone on the podcasts talks about. Now I'm at the "what should I do next to take me to the next level" step.