Greenhorn from Nebraska, currently in Chicago.

[Tyler Bain]

Hello everyone,

I wanted to take the time to introduce myself and express how grateful I am to have found such an excellent community like BiggerPockets. Real Estate Investing is a relatively new focus of mine but one that I continue to become very passionate about getting into with the more articles and advice I read from you all.

My name is Tyler Bain and I’m currently a 26 year old “young professional” working as a Hydraulic Sales Engineer for a Manufacturing company based out of the Northern Suburbs of Chicago. In my short 3 years of my post collegiate career I’ve already been relocated 3 different times, first to Minneapolis, second to Philadelphia and now to Chicago.

What does this all have to do with my interest in REI? Hydraulics is a small industry with limited growth potential in areas of the country that I want to set down more permanent routes. I've always had an Entrepreneurial spirit and a strong work ethic to achieve success on my own. My goal is to really begin my journey down the path of Buy and Hold REI preferably within the Omaha, Nebraska region. Omaha is very close to where I grew up and is a city that I can see myself settling in sometime in the near future.

Luckily, the company I currently work for is going to allow me to relocate back to Omaha in the near future and continue working for them in a home office environment. This will allow me to really get to know that market much better and begin my “feet on the ground” strategy for fully understanding the opportunities there.

I'd be very interested in hearing from people that are currently working the areas in which I mentioned above, am I getting in over my head by already picking a market just because it's a city in which I'd like to live? Is there success to still be had in Nebraska or should I be focusing my efforts elsewhere? I'd really like to hear all of your opinions on my current situation and how I can best set myself up for a future in REI.

Goal #1: Purchase my first 4-plex in Omaha in 2015, live in 1 unit and rent out the other 3 to start the steep learning curve.

Thanks for all of your time and I look forward to networking more going forward.

Tyler Bain