Minneapolis, Minnesota - Where this Investor starts his story

[Alex Schmidberger]

Hello BiggerPockets!

First I suppose I should introduce myself. My name is Alex and I was born and raised here in Minnesota in a family with 4 brother (that's right, 5 boys total). I spent the 4 years after high school down in Indiana at Purdue (Boiler Up!) where I received degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management. During my time there I had a variety of different opportunities to travel around the US, work in different industries, and meet some truly wonderful people. Since that time I took a job and moved back to Minnesota to be close to the family again (I'm going to be an uncle next month!). 

On to real estate part. My father owned a couple rental units during my youth and from him I learn the basics of home repair and how to care for a property. I have started to look for my own place now and I am currently in the hunt for a multi-unit in the Minneapolis area, with the intention of House Hacking. After purchasing that one I plan to continue acquiring buy and hold properties, focusing on those that need some TLC.

Its been wonderful reading the different posts, viewing discussions on the forums and listening the webinars the past couple of months helping me to expand my investor knowledge. While my dad taught me to swing a hammer and paint a wall, I have been learning some of the finer points about real estate investing from you guys here at BiggerPockets!

Sincerely,

Alex