New from Portland, OR (Tigard) and ready to roll

[Paul Spangler]

Hi there BP Community. My name is Paul and I'm from the Portland, Oregon area. I am brand new to REI, so new that I haven't ever purchased a property yet (even for myself). What I do know is that real estate is something that fascinates me because there are so many ways to get involved in it. My goal for right now is to just get started and figure out what my options are for purchasing my first investment property. The prices around the Portland area are fairly high, so the 2% rule and even the 1% rule seem like they would take a miracle deal to make happen, but I'm ready to be proved wrong. I'm also super interested in tax liens and deed, but unfortunately for me Oregon is a tax deed state (and a crappy one at that from what I understand) so it looks like I may have to think outside of the box and start investing outside of my local area, or even my state. I'm looking forward to chatting with everyone and starting my journey to financial freedom through real estate!