Newbie from St. Louis, Mo area!

[Jonathan Hamilton]

Hey Guys!

Glad to be here! My name is Jonathan, and I am from the St. Louis area. I am new to real estate investing but I have been interested for quite some time now. I just turned 30, and have been working as a broker in the financial industry for the past 5-6 years; however, I actually double majored in Entrepreneurship/Marketing and have always wanted my own business. I have decided to go back to school to get an MBA in Finance, to learn more about finances in general and supplement my career choice, but I ultimately just want to build wealth and financial freedom. I believe Real Estate investing is the best vehicle for me. 

I have been educating myself on real estate topics/investing/wealth building, and I believe that wholesaling, and assigning contracts is the most appealing to me starting off, as I do not have the cash necessary currently to buy and flip houses per se. I would like to accumulate $40-80K in reserves from assignment and expand into other areas, potentially rental properties for cash flow, rehabbing/flipping, commercial real estate down the line and other profitable ventures that may or may not be real estate oriented. My main goal for 2015 is to simply get my first deals, and earn a revenue of $15K. Ultimately, I would like to be financially free and become a multi-millionaire/billionaire, but I hope to my my first million in the next 5 years if possible.  I learned about BiggerPockets from searching topics online in regards to wholesaling. 

Any tips, advice or positive information would be greatly appreciated!

I am glad to be a part of this community and look forward to meeting all of you!!

-Jonathan