New Member In Buffalo, NY looking to network and learn

[Michael Vasquez]

Hello everyone my name is Michael I'm 27 and I live in Buffalo New York. I'm completely new to the real estate. Over the last few months I've been learning as much as I possibly can. I came across bigger pockets on YouTube while searching for videos about real estate. What really stood out to me about bigger pockets was their way of teaching you about real estate, they didn't just give you terms or numbers that you didn't understand. They actually create interactive learning scenarios for you, which I think is awesome. Since that day I been hooked to BP, I listen to all the podcast, watch the videos and webinars. I want to learn as much as I possibly can. My short term goal for investing in real estate is quite simple, I'm tired of paying rent, making others money. I want to invest in me and my first home. I would like to find a double unit, so I could live in one unit and rent out the other. Of course this would just be temporary, I don't plan on making this a long term residence for myself, but I figured this way is the easiest and saves myself money so I can save and make my next purchase. I'm currently in a good situation where my bills are minimal. So I know now is the best time for me to take action and get started in real estate. The only thing that I see that might for me getting my first loan that I recently changed jobs over the last year and chose a different career path and I know most loans require a minimum of 2 years of work experience. Does anyone know if this will be a huge issue? If anyone has any suggestions or pointers, I'm all ears and I'm truly grateful for your time and advice. Also if there's anyone that's into real estate in the Buffalo area and would be interested in networking please send me a message or any experienced investors to share some words of wisdom please message me as well. Thanks again BP and all the members, I look forward to starting my real estate journey with all the knowledge I learned from you's.