Future Billtown Baron

[Thomas Krajewski]

Hello, my name is Tom (28) and I'm the future baron of Williamsport, PA.  I currently work for a local planning department reviewing subdivisions and land developments to make sure they meet ordinance requirements.

My goal is to one day get into being a developer who purchases urban parcels and redevelops them using best management practices.  I would like to use buy and hold real estate investing as my means of getting there.  I currently do not own (nor have I ever owned) any real estate.  I live at home with my parents but I'm getting close to my first purchase.  My plan is to purchase a duplex (maybe 3-4 unit building) and live in one side and rent out the other.  Once I am in a comfortable position with that property, I intend on purchasing more properties.  Then I would like to start more intensive rehabilitation projects and maybe eventually start investing in solar panels on these buildings as another profit source (and as a marketing strategy).

Currently I'm in the learning stage.  I started to check out some real estate books and I picked up Brandon's "Book on Rental Property Investing..."  That directed be to Bigger Pockets.  I would like to utilize the tools on this website to help me in my path to developing my future real estate empire.