Newbie from Champaign/Urbana IL

[Jake Stimmel]

Hi everyone! 

My name is Jake Stimmel and I'm a senior in Biology at ISU, but living in the Champaign/Urbana area. I've had an interest in REI for a long time now, but didn't feel I had the know-how or money to get started. I started listening to the BP podcast a few months ago, and -after getting sucked into the rabbit hole of the BP forums and loving all the great content out there - I am getting a game plan together. I'll be starting dental school in about a year, and my plan is to house hack a small multi-family for 4 years of dental school. From what I've read it's a great way to get started and it really resonates with me. The other idea I've been tossing around is being a part-time wholesaler in the Bloomington/Normal area over the next year while I finish up school. That way I'd be a little more seasoned in the RE world when I start house hacking. I'm just not sure it's the kind of thing you can be successful at with only 10-15 hours/week. Any advice would be appreciated!

I can't wait to meet other like-minded investors and contractors in the area and to share ideas! Thanks everyone!

-Jake