Newbie from Westmont, IL (Southwest Suburbs of Chicago)

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Hi Everyone! 

A little about myself,

Full time Engineer, part time real estate newbie. Spent many summers in high school working for my dad for his remodeling company. Lots of hands on/technical experience. I've worked alongside my dad as he helped other investors and real estate professionals flip homes and prepare rentals. Now that I have a full time career, income, and the ability to borrow money I felt like its the perfect time to put my experience to use to generate extra income. Bought my first home (short sale) in 2015 and finished renovations 6 months later (I'll post pics in the "Post your Pics" thread. I'm very excited to meet like minded, ambitious people in my area! I've been reading the forums for a couple months now, I know there's a few members here from the southwest suburbs. I'm mainly interested in flips to build up capital and then maybe diversifying into rentals for passive income. Is there any MeetUps or REI meetings going on in this area?