New to BP (Dec '15) & living in Southern CA

[Richard Bastar]

Hi Everyone,

I'm Richard and am currently living in Anaheim, CA.  I am new to CA (2 years) and new to BP (2 weeks listening!).  I am amazed with this resource, community, and network.  It seems unreal to me that all of this is here and there are many people willing to help and I'm sure mentor other people in this community...love it!

I am known to all my friends as a networking mogul and am excited to get on here and start learning. I cannot stop listening to the podcasts and am trying to learn as quickly as I can. I am renting now and am going to purchase a property soon (within 6 months?). I am a chemical engineer in the water treatment community and am currently serving in the Army as an officer. I am going to pursue the VA loan route for my first purchase. I would ideally like to purchase a multi family residence to rent out the other properties while I live in it. I love to be active and this includes working out, crossfit (I'm not one of those guys, trust me), camping, cycling, rock climbing and indoor bouldering, networking, hiking, and anything that involves building relationships.

Looking forward to diving into real estate investing and beginning this new chapter of my life!  It's scary and makes me nervous, but what can you do besides learn, do your research, and ask questions along the way.

Rich