Hello! Newbie From Los Angeles, California

[Nicholas Jackson]

Hello all! Glad to be here,

My name is Nicholas (Nick) Jackson, I'm a 25 year old family man with goals of creating enough passive income to quit my day job and be able to spend more time with my wife and children. I just finished 6 months of real estate agent classes and will be taking my exam soon. After learning about the possibilities in investing, I am not as interested in working as an agent anymore, but I'm going to continue with the exam just for back up. I am interested in buying and holding multi-family properties, but once I am comfortable with that I would like to dabble around with other forms of REI. I was drawn to Bigger Pockets from the YouTube channel, then discovered how insightful the form was and fell in love. I too enjoy selflessly enjoy helping others, and I am looking forward to sharing my RE journey for others to also learn from!

[Linval T.]

@Nicholas Jackson

Welcome to the BP community. Ok, now that you have taken your initial step, below are some quick links to get engaged.

• http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere
• http://www.biggerpockets.com/ubg
• http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet
• Setting up Keyword Alerts
• How to Use @Mentions on BiggerPockets
• 25 Tips for Real Estate Success

REI can be very daunting, but, before you go searching for that 1st buy, please take a few minutes to bone up on the tips in link below.

http://www.realestate.com/advice/buying-your-first-investment-property/

However, as mentioned you selflessly enjoy helping others. This site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.