New Investor from Colorado Springs

[Spencer Nelson]

Hello all! My name is Spencer Nelson and I'm from Colorado Springs. I'm an engineer working in the oil industry and have spent most of the last 4 years travelling constantly. Even though I've been interested in real estate investing for a while, I didn't want to try to buy my first property at a distance. I bought a condo over the summer while waiting on a visa application with the intention of living there on my days off and then renting it out when I got a longer term assignment. Right after buying it though, I found out that I had to go on the road for 6 months, so I'm now trying to rent it out with a property manager.

I'd like to build up a portfolio of residential rental properties in the Colorado Springs and Houston (where my headquarters are) areas. I'm looking for turnkey properties for now since I don't have the time for any substantial renovations.

I'm a big fan of the BP podcast and have read more blog posts than I can count, but I never got around to joining in on the forums. Until now!