Newbie from Ohio ~ Hello

[Sean Gerke]

Hi everyone. I was recommended to Bigger Pockets from a Google search I preformed (that's how I got here).

I am 32 years old and I have no prior real estate experience. I have spent my professional life in healthcare and I want out. I am joining BP to try and gain more knowledge about making the plunge so that I can leave my 9-5 job and do something more rewarding. I love to stay busy and my current job, well let's just say I google for 6 hours a day because I have nothing to do. What am I hoping to get out of BP; first off, I want to learn what I need to do in order to become an investor. I have created a few goals I would like to achieve and I hope BP can help me get there. My end goal is to be financially stable and retire early. 

I am most interested in the following:

I want to purchase land so I can build units on it (like a subdivision). I want the units to be inexpensive, and market them to a particular age group. My first unit I want to build myself (yes I know, I have very little construction experience as well). I am also hoping to learn how to attract investors because I cannot do the initial (subdivision) without one. Essentially the first house will be my own that I have as a reference so that I can show others what the finished product will look like and use that as my model. I guess by joining BP I am taking my first steps and I cant wait to see where it leads me!