Newbie from Rockwall Texas

[Joel S.]

Hi, my name is Joel Sanders.  I joined BP a few months ago but I just now got around to posting here.  I've been listening to the BP podcast during my commute to work and have made it though show 88.  I think in one of the podcasts they mentioned you should come introduce yourself (or did they mention it in all but one?  I forget.) so here I am.

Listening to all the great strategies that people are using in the podcasts makes me change how I think I want to invest on a weekly basis.  My general idea is to be a buy and hold investor and use some other strategy (like flipping) to generate the capital to buy the properties to hold.

I'm currently working on saving enough capital to have a 20% down payment + capital expenses so I can purchase my first property.  The BP podcast has really helped me save because instead of playing the drinking game when Josh Dorkin or Brandon Turner say "awesome" or "cool" I stick a dollar in my savings fund.  I almost have enough money to buy a private island now but I guess I'll go ahead and stick with the real estate investing idea.

From what I've hear BP seems to be a great community and I look forward to contributing.  Thanks!

Joel

[Scott Beck]

Welcome @Joel S. to the Bigger Pockets community.

There are several BP MeetUp groups in the area. One group that has started meeting monthly in Richardson can be found if you search the site for "Richardson / North Dallas Meetup." 

Another local REIA is the North Texas Association of Real Estate Investors (www.ntarei.com). They have monthly general meetings where you can meet a lot of investors and vendors. The group also does other training sessions throughout the month.

Hope to meet you at one of these groups!