Washington DC Area, A New Investor Appears

[Tom Scott]

Hi everyone.  I decided to actually make an account here after listening to about 30 episodes of the BP podcast, which by the way, is EXCELLENT and full of information. 

About me:  I live in the Washington D.C. area and will be buying my first house in the next 12-18 months.  I want to start my RE portfolio with this purchase however so it's not going to be a dream home and will be owner occupied for 1+ years (at least that's the plan).  I currently work in commercial real estate as an analyst for a company that does direct private placement equity raises for middle market commercial real estate properties.  Also, I've worked at a GSE and another large consulting firm doing structured finance transaction work so I've got a good lay of the land from the capital markets and commercial RE side but know little to nothing about the residential RE side.  It's going to be a fun ride and I hope I can give back at least as much as I take