New BP Member from Cincinnati, OH

[Joseph Jackson]

Hello everyone!  Just wanted to take a moment and post a quick hello.  I'm a new member to Bigger Pockets after stumbling across a forum response to a recent real estate inquiry I did a quick web search on.  Loving the amount of support, community, and resources I'm seeing so far.  Also listened to my first podcast today and found it to be outstanding.  I'll add this to my podcast list for sure.

A little bit about me.  I am a financial planner based out of Cincinnati OH, and concentrate a lot of my time on furthering financial education for myself and others, as well as investing in stocks, bonds, and real estate.  I bought my first property at age 20, right before the mortgage melt-down in 2007.  I was definitely one of the subprime borrowers that were part of the problem as I was a full-time college student with part-time Best Buy income coming in, but somehow the bank still thought I deserved a 100% financed mortgage after getting a few friends to sign a lease for me.  I'm totally glad it worked out though, even though I bought high, as it got me into the game and I have learned an absolute ton ever since.  

I still own that property, as well as the home my wife and I live in.  Currently putting her through her Nurse Practitioner master's degree (this means a good deal of our income is paying for her school currently), after which am seeking to continue investing in passive real estate with the idea of building a large portfolio of residential and perhaps eventually commercial real estate as time goes on.

I'm looking forward to networking with you all and learning as much as I can, and hopefully giving back to others in my own way as well.  Thanks everyone.