Newbie from St. Louis, MO

[Steve Christensen]

Hello all! My name is Steve Christensen and I am from St. Louis, MO, excited to be a part of this community. I have to admit right off the bat that I joined this site in Sep/2014, very cautious and am just now introducing myself. This is twofold; I was skeptical, as it seems like any list or site I ever signed up for in the past wanted me to buy a course for 1k+, and two, I wasn't ready. After listening to the pocasts for the last month, purchasing Brandon Turner's book on Investing With No (or Low) Money Down, and reading awesome forum posts, I've been blown away by all of the content and help offered!

I have some experience in real estate. From 2009 - 2012, I worked for a local r.e. investment company in the St. Louis area as their property manager. It was an amazing learning opportunity, as this was my first education and exposure to all aspects of real estate, from the acquisitions to different holding/exit strategies. 

After realizing I was only going to be an "employee", I made a worse decision and went to corporate America in a totally different industry, thinking it would be better to try something different. Boy was I wrong!!!

My goals in real estate are to flip/rehab properties and build a portfolio of buy/hold properties in the St. Louis area to equal/succeed my current income. 

I look forward to meeting local investors, agents, contractors, fellow newbies, and everything in between in the real estate field here in St. Louis and on Bigger Pockets! I would be more than happy to share the knowledge I learned in Property Management as well!