New Member from Kennesaw, GA

[Julie Kern]

Hi, I'm a newbie from Kennesaw, GA.  My husband and I are in the process of looking for our first investment property in the Kennesaw/Woodstock/Acworth area (and parts of Marietta).  Our strategy is buy and hold, our goal being to help fund our retirement and hopefully be able to retire early (I am 43, he is 53).  

Our focus is on SFH's, at least initially. I have been lurking on BP, listening to BP podcasts when I run, cook, drive, etc. reading a lot (Millionaire Real Estate Investory and HOLD so far, looking for my next book, so recommendations are welcome), and spending way too much time on Zillow, CraigsList, and the county tax assessor's website :) We are working with an agent and have looked at 10-12 properties so far , put an offer on one but it wasn't accepted.

I would love to hear from other new investors on what you are doing to educate yourself and any deals you have done.  I would also love to hear from more experienced investors on how you got started, what helped you most in the beginning, mistakes you made, etc.

I'm very excited to have found BP - it's an amazing resource and I'm sure it will be instrumental in our success!

[David Cohen]

Welcome.  I'm an amateur invester (meaning I also do marketing during the day) in the Atlanta area.  Good luck with everything.