Newbie from Chicago

[Lee Badragan]

Hello all,

I live just outside the city of Chicago, and have always loved the idea of investing in RE. I bought my first house (to live in) in 2009, and finally did my first flip this year. 

I do my best to live below my means so that I can take advantage of investing opportunities when they present themselves. I know the motto "measure twice, cut once". When it comes to RE investing, I adopted but modified the motto for myself to "measure 100 times before I buy" :) I'm VERY careful and will only buy if it looks like a "no brainer" with a big margin of safety in case things go really bad. Needless to say, it's very rare that I see something that looks like an attractive deal to me.

So I'm here to learn from the pros, be on the lookout for any great deals, and try to contribute based on my very limited knowledge and experience. 

I've enjoyed browsing around the forums and the blog... thanks everyone for your contributions!