Newbie, soon-to-be REI in San Jose, CA

[Peter Mateja]

I've been lurking on BP for about a month, after my friend and prospective business partner introduced me to the site, and suggested that we look into partnering in REI. Providentially, he did so just after I'd read Rich Dad Poor Dad, and began to read RDPD Cashflow Quadrant and RDPD Tax Free Wealth, so once I dug into what BP offers I quickly became excited to move forward.

Since there, I've watched a few of Brandon's webinars (excellent material), started reading more books (currently Gary Keller's Millionaire REI, but will be moving onto What Every Investor Needs to Know about Cashflow), done some sample analyses, and listened to a ton of BP podcast episodes. I'm also planning on attending the next BP meetup in the Bay Area in order to get some networking / facetime.

A bit about me:  I'm a software engineer at Google, working in Mountain View.  Married with an elementary aged child.  I was a homeowner back in Madison, WI, where I lived for close to 20 years, through college and beyond, but we sold when we moved out here, just breaking even.  In my spare time I love hanging out with my family, travelling, I occasionally like to fly small airplanes, and most recently I've been tinkering with home automation (Smartthings).

Once my business partner and I have worked out exactly what we want to do (current thinking is buy and hold back in Wisconsin, where we have contacts on the ground and prices are more reasonable), we'll begin to look for opportunities and pull the trigger.  I'll likely be asking some questions along the way in these forums.

Glad to have discovered BP, and look forward to making some great connections here!

Cheers,

Peter Mateja