Newbie from Adamstown, MD

[Bryan Potts]

Hey fellow BP members!

My name is Bryan Potts and I currently reside in Adamstown, MD (just south of Frederick, MD). I grew up and went to high school in Poolesville, MD (which is another small town) that is located in Montgomery County outside of DC. After high school, I joined the U.S. Air Force and spent time outside of Maryland, but eventually gravitated back once my enlistment was up after 6 years. I'm currently working as a Systems Engineer for a satellite communications company, which was my expertise in the Air Force. 

I've had an interest in real estate investing going on probably 10+ years, but have succumbed to the dreaded "analysis paralysis" and never pursued anything further other than reading several books and websites/blogs. Hopefully that time is now to push through the paralysis and take action! I have however purchased and sold a townhouse that was my primary residence for a few years, helped my wife renovate and sell her townhouse, and we just recently (within the past year) purchased a SFH that we live in with our kids.

My main interests are buy & hold properties, with perhaps doing the occasional flip on the side. I really enjoyed the "before & after" of my wife's townhouse and how beautiful it looked when we were all done with the work, and I think I would really like that aspect of any investing going forward whether it's from flipping, or rehabbing a rental property. My ultimate goal is to one day either have enough cash flow to be able to "retire" from my normal 9-5 job and do REI full time, or at least be able to have a sustainable cash flow for retirement.