New Member - Central NJ

[DeVonn Smith]

Hello BP. Newbie here and just wanted to say hi to the community. I actually first joined BP about a year ago. I lurked around a bit at that time but life kind of got in the way of pursuing my interest in educating myself on real estate investing. Likewise, it also got in the way of me sticking around and actively participating on BP. I have always been very interested in the idea of investing in real estate as a means of earning additional income and ultimately gaining freedom from the confines of the rat race. For the last 11+ years, my full time job has been as General Manager, overseeing daily operations of a paint manufacturing facility in NY. My background is in R&D in the coatings industry and as such I am also intimately involved in the company's R&D program, as well as heading up the QC program. I am married with two amazing kids. I am a very information oriented person and as a result tend to suffer from 'analysis paralysis' with many things. I am determined to not let that be my experience with this. I have a recently renewed interest/obsession with getting started in real estate investing and I have been back on BP for about two weeks now. This site is AMAZING! I have completely immersed myself in it's content. I've read at least a dozen and a half articles and I'm currently making my way through the UBGtoREI. I've been listening to the BP podcasts during my hour + commute every morning and every evening and they are just fantastic! I'm excited to continue my education here as well meet members of the community and ultimately looking forward to my first deal! There is so much information to navigate through that it is a bit overwhelming. If anyone has any suggestions for articles, content and resources here that they have found informative or useful, please by all means pass them on!