New Member from Western NC

[Robert Ombres]

I am closing on my first property purchase on Sept 1st. It is my primary residence and I've been excited about the entire process and now I want to buy 10 more! I have been reading BP blogs/posts/podcasts for two weeks and soaking in all the information I can. My grandparents just purchased a duplex in south Florida to supplement their retirement so I'm really motivated to learn as much as I can to help them with their goals and start towards my own.  I have been focusing on how to analyse deals and just became an annual Pro member- the calculator and pdf spreadsheet really sold me on that alone.

I am a Veteran. When I got out of the Army I went to Nursing School. I now work as a Registered Nurse in the ER and ICU. I live in Western North Carolina (30 mins south of Asheville). I have a lot of family (including general contractor, handymen, dock builder, home builders) in SE Florida.

My goals are to buy and hold rental properties- my comfort level currently would be to do this in areas I am familiar with and have connections in. I think I have a decent start to a team (family members) in SE Florida that can help with some of this.

I look forward to joining the community, learning as much as I can, and one day contributing back with my experience and what I learn.

[David Lee]

Good to hear from another investor in NC. I am about an hour and a half east of Asheville.