Newbie from Gainesville, Florida moving to Largo, Florida soon

[Peter Mason]

Hello everyone! Man am I glad I found this place. I have been searching for a site like this to get more information on REI but clearly have not been putting in the right search words. So first I want to say thank you to the developers of this amazing site and to all the members who contribute your hard earned knowledge.

Here's me...

I have a regular full time job and have been doing part time REI since 2010. I got the bug when I was forced to take over several of my Grandparents rentals. I then read Rich Dad Poor Dad for some insight and that was it...I was hooked. I turned those rentals I took over into a few more and now have a portfolio of 10 SFH's in Gainesville, Fl. A couple years ago I received my Real Estate license and got hired as a Property Manager while I was unemployed from my proffesional line of work. That is a HARD job and much respect to all you PMs out there.

Being unemployed for a couple of years made me have to put my goals on hold for a while but now that things are better I am looking to ramp up the ole REI goals once again! However, now my family and I are moving to Largo, Fl in the next month and I have absolutely no "team" down there and am not familiar with the market either.

What are my REI interests? Well, I like the idea of buying and holding which has worked well for me thus far. I would like to move on to bigger and better things such as multi family housing and apartment buildings. I travel for a living and when I am home I'd rather be with my family then fixing toilets so I use and am a big advocate of property management.

That's my story. I've got a few years of experience in the REI world and hope I can share some of that knowledge with you fine people and hope I can learn a thing or two as well.

Let's accomplish those goals and dreams! Who's coming with me?