New Investor from Northwest Suburbs of Chicago

[Jeff Formeller]

Hello BP Community! I am from Kildeer, IL, have lived there my entire life. I just graduated from a B10 university with a Finance and Econ degree, as well as a Leadership Certificate. I have always had an interest in real estate, but never put my interest it into motion. It wasn't until I came across Bigger Pockets about a month ago that I really got hooked and have been educating myself as much as possible since. Thanks to all of the admins and contributors for putting together such an easy to read, resourceful collection of articles and podcasts because it is amazing how much knowledge I have gained in just a month. 

I have decided that 2015 was the year I was going to really get the ball rolling and hope to purchase my first property to start off what will hopefully be a large portfolio one day. I will most likely utilize an FHA for an owner/occupy property for at least a year. I haven't decided on location, however, as I have been playing around with the idea of a home, multifamily unit, or an apartment in the city of Chicago.

As always, I am hoping to add as much value to the site as well as gain a tremendous amount of advice from seasoned professionals. It looks like a ton of Chicago suburbs investors have been joining/already on the site, so I look forward to building my network and what I plan to be a successful investing career! Thanks everyone.