Newbie from Seattle, WA (possibly Orange County / Fresno, CA)

[Royseve Zamarripa]

Hello-

My name is Roy Z. I am 29 yrs old and I currently work at a due diligence firm doing project management. My wife and I moved up to Seattle from Santa Ana, CA for her Tech job about a year ago.

I personally have no experience in real estate, but am very eager to learn and to see if this is right for me. I stumbled onto this site while browsing the web and have been captivated since with podcasts and beginners' guides. Now I am here introducing myself, hoping to participate on the forums and learn from the pros and possibly getting some mentors along the way.

As for my goals, I want to purchase my first property in 2017. Possibly a duplex/triplex and house hack, while taking advantage of FHA. Definitely tired of throwing away ~$25K/year on rent. By year 5, I want to own 3-5 single family homes/duplex/triplex. By year 10, I would like to possibly look into larger multifamily units/commercial properties and have enough cash flow to quit my job and do this full time.

The reason I listed 3 separate cities in the title, while I currently live in Seattle, our plans are to move back to SoCal in 2-3 years. I listed Fresno, because I have a lot of family there and the market is a lot cheaper.

As I said earlier, I am very eager to learn and would like to meet like minded folks.