To my fellow investors,

After years of understanding that working a 9-5 only made someone else money, I knew I wanted to find something better.  For as long as I can remember I love to solve problems and I like to reap all of the benefits of my labor, not just a fraction of it.  After searching for quite sometime I knew that my love of architecture, my ability to think outside the box combined with relentless ambition was perfect for real estate investing; which lead me here, to Bigger Pockets.  

Although in my infancy, I listen to several podcasts a day and I'm working my way through Brandon Turner's book on Rental Property Investing and I look forward to reading many more.  I also want to be as involved in the community as much as possible to broaden my knowledge so that one day I can help new investors one day, that will be seeking out guidance just as I am now.  I know that this process will require many long nights and times of uncertainty but I know that if others have done it before me I can also achieve my goals. 

I am interested in house hacking, flipping and general investing but first things first, I need to buy my first home.  My goal is to have at least 3 properties within a year and to learn as much as I can both from experience as well as from books and online sources.  I believe that combining knowledge, experience, mentorship and persistence will lead to success for anyone who wants it bad enough.

We are so blessed to have a community like Bigger Pockets, where we can come together to share our stories and wisdom; I look forward to working with and learning from as many of you as possible and I wish you all success. 

Best of luck and Semper Fi,

Ryan Anderson.