New member from Johannesburg, South Africa

[Leanne Hunt]

Hello everyone!  I have been dabbling in sectional title property [the equivalent of condos] since 2003 but only became serious as an investor in early 2014 after reading "It's Rising Time", a book on investing for women by Kim Kyosaki.  This year alone, I signed for four 2 bed/1 bath units and am looking forward to further expanding my portfolio in 2015.  This is an exciting change of direction for me.  Before this, I worked as an author and worked hard to promote a self-published novel, only to realise that I would probably never recoup my expenses.  Real estate, and the whole field of entrepreneurship, is prviding me with new creative outlets which I am really finding inspiring.  Apart from the writing and the real estate, I have two daughters at university, which leaves my husband and I to enjoy travelling together.  We love to go to the game reserve or the mountains, and our next big trip is a cruise on the Mediterranean in 2016.  I came across Bigger Pockets through a local real estate investor blog.  The podcasts are particularly valuable to me as they provide a sort of mentorship/peer group where familiar concepts are openly explored .  I particularly like Josh's passion and Brandon's persistence in asking the practical questions.  I hope to be able to contribute something of value on the forums, though I'm not sure how relevant my offshore perspective will be.  I guess time will tell!