New Member, Motivated and Eager to Learn

[Tyler Sterling]

Hi Everyone!
I'm new to Biggerpockets and wanted to introduce myself. I currently live in Denver, CO. My family owns property in a couple of states, and I'm looking to learn the ropes and buy my first property. I am reading any book I can get my hands on, talking with friends who are what I would consider a major success story, and now I'm here! I can't wait to get to know the community and hopefully become another success story!

Tyler

[Tyler Sterling]

Right now, I look at the Denver market, and it seems very tight for profit after the housing prices alone. My long term goal is to own lots of properties that are rented out. Normally, I might look at something like a owner-occupy duplex, renting out the other side to build equity, etc., but its been very hard to find that opportunity so far! I grew up working on farms, buildings barns, rebuilding and fixing houses, and I've done everything from roofs to drywall inside, so I love the idea of getting a place and fixing it to rent for even more than before, or possibly even flipping it. I'm new to the arena though, so the standard 20% down rates are a bit out of my reach, so I'm looking to be creative with financing.

For books, I'm going through Build a Rental Property Empire, by Mark Ferguson, The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller, Rich Dad Poor Dad, a couple of books by Brandon Turner I found here on BP, the ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy, and Investing in Duplexes Triplexes and Quads by Larry Loftis.