New Member - Miami, South Florida

[Joshua Pavao]

Hey all!

My name is Josh, and I have been following Biggerpockets forums and podcasts for a few months now.

I've recently relocated to Florida from Massachusetts, and always told myself that when I do finally make the move that I will invest in either flipping houses or rental properties (hopefully both!).

I have yet to actually invest into real estate yet, my move to Florida is only a month old and I'd like to be a little more settled in before I start tackling some investment properties.

I have yet to decide whether to first take on some rental properties or a flip, since foreclosures seem to be common around here; I plan to further educate myself on both and learn these areas much better, hopefully by attending a real estate investor's club meetings.

I'm not aware of the trends, the good, the bad, or anything down here, but I feel that there is plenty of potential in rental properties in such a beautiful, tropical, and popular spot such as South Florida.

Well, there is my brief introduction, I have tons of scouting to do in this forum and books to purchase before really making anymore posts, but I'd  like to thank everyone ahead of time for all of the information and help  that you put out there! It truly is amazing.

Thanks for reading!

Regards,

Joshua Pavao

[Joshua Pavao]

  I must say it's pretty awesome to see you as one of the people who reply to this. It wasn't too long ago, I was nervous about making my move to FL, that I was talking to my girlfriend about how inspired I was to read a story about someone who was a teacher in Vermont (you, correct?) and decided to give up such a stable position, take large risks, and have success in doing so!

I myself, spent the last 3 years waiting for my Army Reserves contract to end and working full time as a Corrections Officer at a high security prison for the state of MA (very stable union job), I felt that I had learned just about all there is to learn in that environment and there really was no more room for personal development. I personally couldn't wait to get down here!

I really hope to meet you and many others at some meetings, although I'll be far out of my element with the knowledge that most of you bring to the table, I'll look at that as my motivation for more development in the REI field!