New Member in Boston

[Jason Slater]

Hello everyone, my name is Jason Slater and I'm a robotics engineer in the Boston area. I've always been interested in generating a small investment portfolio of rental properties near me to grow equity and hopefully not be stuck in an office for the rest of my life. Don't get me wrong, I love engineering, and Boston is a great place to do it, but I think most people here realize the value in having passive income and a Plan B!

Property prices in and around Boston went crazy up until the housing bubble burst and priced me out of the market until about 2009. At that point I was able to get a pretty good deal on a two family, 2500sqft property that needed some updating and TLC but no "major" work. So I jumped in with both feet and my plan was to fix it up, rent it out and move on to my own house within 3-5 years. Well here we are nearly 7 years later and after a little bit of Life Getting in the Way and a lot of DIY I'm finally ready to start phase two of that plan. 

Ultimately my goal is to hold this property and then try to acquire a new two to four unit every few years to add to my portfolio. There's obviously plenty of work and consideration to achieve that simple statement and I'm really thrilled to have found BiggerPockets while doing research. I have read through many of the forums and blog posts and have already found lots of actionable information. I am genuinely excited to be able to engage this kind of motivated community to help better understand the nuances of real estate investing and apply it to my goals.

Glad to be here,

Jason