Newly Awakened Future Investor in South Florida

[Jeffrey Wagner]

Hello BiggerPockets!

My name is Jeff, and I have recently caught the real estate investing bug. I stumbled across BiggerPockets while researching how best to invest in my retirement, and I never imagined a topic as mundane as investment could possibly lead into such an obsession. Over the past several weeks I have consumed articles, books, and podcasts with a familiarly ravenous appetite, but for the first time I find myself driven toward mastering my financial future as apposed to winning at fantasy football, conquering a video game, or dominating my local TCG tournament. Who knows, maybe this means I have finally grown up...? But probably not.

The fact is, I have gone through some fairly life altering events in 2016, and I'm beyond ready for a professional change. At the moment, I'm working full time as middle management in the health care industry with some certifications lined up for a switch into IT planned. I don't know if its feasible to think I could quit having a full time job for real estate investing any time soon, but who knows where my new found passion will lead. Flipping definitely sounds like a blast, but "buy and hold" is definitely more in line with my overall goals.

I'm certainly still a newbie by all counts, but reading books is only going to get me so far, so I figured it was time to take my first step into meeting the community. I look forward to getting to know you all!

[Lucas Machado]

@Jeffrey Wagner there's a bunch in the area but my favorites are: www.dreia.org / www.breia.com / www.reandb.com - hope to see you at one of them real soon!