Newbie from Colorado Springs, CO

[Brett TerBeek]

Hey BiggerPockets!  

My name is Brett TerBeek and I am 32 years old. I'm currently serving in the military and have been for the past 9 years, which has been an incredible experience. I am new to real estate investing but have a strong passion to begin my education and grow my business.  I'm excited to see how using this forum can help to expand my education and network with fellow investors. 

While I say new to real estate, my wife and I have sort of fallen in love with real estate after successfully transforming our primary residence into our first rental property two years ago.  We did much of the initial planning on our own and without much of a vision because it just seemed like a good idea.  Several months ago I found "The Book on Rental Property Investing," and began to see the holes in my business. I kept reading through the book saying to myself, "guilty....guilty," as I saw the flaws in the current systems or lack thereof, we had in  place.  It has transformed my perspective as I implement many of the changes we've needed.  

In the short term, we are currently in the process of defining our goals, educating ourselves, developing our team, building reserves and learning how to analyze deals.  In the long term, I would like to eventually transition into owning both SFRs as well as multi-family properties.  

Thanks!