Hello from Orlando, soon to be Tacoma!

[Tony H.]

Hello all!

I'm Tony, originally from Georgia, now living in Orlando, though soon to be moving to Tacoma, WA for work. I stumbled upon BP about a month ago, and I have to say it has drastically changed my thoughts of investing for the future. Previously, I had planned to grind away at my job and stick as much money as possible into my brokerage accounts, though now I've found a new use for those hard-earned dollars!

I have no previous experience with REI, though I am excited about getting into multifamily buy-and-hold investing. I move to the Tacoma / Olympia area in June, though I have already set a goal of buying my first duplex or quad by the end of the year. I will be doing medical training (I'm an Army doctor) for the next three years, and that time will be pretty demanding (60-80 hour weeks) in addition to having a wife and two kids. Still, I hope to purchase at least one property a year over the next three years, with a goal of getting into apartment investing after I'm done with training.

Ultimately, I would like to be able to replace my wages in the next 15 or so years with passive income from apartment investing so that I can just work for the joy of helping others, instead of worrying about a paycheck.

Thanks for reading, and I look forward to meeting a lot of great people here!