REI pro..er uhm.. newbie based in York, Pennsylvania

[Dominic Jones]

Greetings World and Realm of Bigger Pockets!

I'm very excited that I've found this place. I'm not even exactly sure how I found it, and I only came across it just two weeks ago. I hope that I hit some people's keywords by mentioning that I'm currently living in the south east region of Pennsylvania; however, I'm originally from Baltimore, Maryland.

About Me: The names Dominic Jones, I grew up in Baltimore, MD and moved out of my first and only house at the time at 19, a year after moving away to PA to attend college at Penn State University. I graduated with my B.A. in English and a certificate in IT. I'm currently working full-time as an IT professional and will be getting my Teaching English as a Second Language certificate at the end of may when I finish the course that starts March 2nd. 

I not only plan on teaching overseas but also plan on investing overseas as well. I won't be moving until sometime in 2016 so I want to start learning as much as I can now to be in a better position to invest not only here in my back yard but all around the world throughout my travels.

My goals for REI: are currently to get my first deal done using the methodology of creative financing by the end of 2015. I listened to the podcast with Grant Cardone and 10x'ed that goal to get 10 deals done by the end of 2015 with creative financing. 

I want to be another no-money or little money-down success story and be able to help others out as I get further and further along in my career. What drives me is that I was born with sickle cell anemia and people born with this blood disease are statistically known to have a shorter lifespan on average. So I'm doing everything I can as early as I can (I'm only 24) to make the best out of my life and for my family.

In the long-run I would love to be the first ever millionaire with sickle cell anemia and the biggest philanthropist for the disease.

P.S.

Sorry for the long intro. My passion is writing so I tend to give a bunch of details!

Look forward to working with, learning from and connecting with many of you!

[Paul Timmins]

@Dominic Jones 

Welcome. When you go overseas remember international $ is big in the US, might be a good opportunity for you. 

Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info. Here you will meet wholesalers who provide deals and rehabbers.

Two Great reads, I bought both J. Scott The Book on Flipping Houses, The Book on Estimating ReHab Costs http://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbook

Consider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.

You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing. Rents can be 2-4 times more. Remember you don't have to own a property to control it. Take a good look at student housing.

Download BP’s newest book here some good due diligence in Chapter 10. Real Estate Rewind Starting over

http://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/brandonatbp/file/real-estate-rewind-a-biggerpockets-community-book

Good Luck

Paul