New Member in Denver, CO

[Zakaria Moumen]

Hey BP community!

My name is Zack, I'm 25 and I live in beautiful CO. A little background: I've lived almost my entire life in CO and just love it here. I am currently employed as a chemist for a pharma company and also working on a Masters in Finance. 

My REI story started when I had the awesome chance of meeting BP's own Josh Dorkin in person at a local meetup and was completely hooked on his passion for REI and BiggerPockets. I can honestly say he was the reason for my subscription to this site and for jump starting my new found passion for REI.

That said I am just getting started in REI. I always had the intention of entering real estate, but never knew where to start. Plus, REI just fits into my passion for investing and creating multiple avenues of passive income.

My intention for BP is to meet some of the awesome people on here and to create fruitful relationships. 

I do have a couple of quick questions to start:

1- What REI book would you personally recommend that I pick up to read?

2- For those local Denverites: Which REIC would you recommend I attend to get to know some of the local real estate investors?

Thanks!