Hello from the Syracuse, NY

[Mark Costa]

Hello BP members. I've been putting off posting introduction because the love of writing has been thoroughly drummed out of me. I decided it was time to get past that aversion and introduce myself because I heard there was a BP meetup in the Syracuse area tonight.  Hopefully, someone's keyword alert will pick up my post and they will let me know where the meeting is.

In terms of real estate investing, my wife and I are looking into multifamily homes under a buy and hold strategy. I've spent the past few years working on my Ph.D. (no love for that title on BP) and have decided that trading time for money writing papers is not a desirable long-term career play for me. So, it's time to start generating passive income and move towards financial independence.

In terms of where I'm at in the process, I've read a bunch of starting material, including the UBG (thanks for the resource) and am going through the podcasts.  We're getting ready to purchase our first property but Inventory is kind of tight, so I suspect it will be some time before we close a deal.

I'm looking forward to getting involved in this community and stealing taking advantage of everyone's knowledge.  Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

Mark