New Member from NYC / Long Island, New York

[Account Closed]

Hi everyone, after graduating from college and working the last 5+ years in investment banking in NYC, I am transitioning into becoming a full time real estate investor. I will be resigning from my full time job before Labor Day 2015 and I am looking forward to the challenge of building my own business and creating sustainable wealth through real estate investing. Ultimately, although the financial compensation in investment banking has been highly rewarding, enabling me to gain a sense of financial freedom, the 80-100 hour work weeks have taken its toll, both physically and mentally. As such, I am looking to take charge of both my personal and professional life, and I believe real estate investing is the perfect avenue to do so. In addition, I believe that I'm at a point in my life where I can take the chance to dive in full time and establish a lasting legacy for myself and my future family.

My only tangible experience in the industry to date has been private lending, which I have been doing for the last couple of years. I have been educating myself on real estate investing since the beginning of spring 2015 and have recently started networking at local REIAs and real estate clubs. I am going to start marketing for leads in September 2015 after I resign from my full time job. I currently reside in Brooklyn (a few hundred feet from the Barclays Center), but will be relocating to Long Island after I resign from my job to cut down a bit on my costs.

I am seeking to continue learning from the vast resources available here at BiggerPockets. In addition, I am looking forward to start networking with the awesome community here at BP.