Chris Shelton from Cleveland, Tennessee

[Chris Shelton]

Hello all,

My name is Chris Shelton, I am in the Cleveland, Tennessee area, which is about 20 miles NE of Chattanooga and 50 miles SW of Knoxville.

My wife and I have recently decided to start learning and exploring the world of REI, specifically for passive and capital cash flow. I have been working on putting together my 5 year plan, and though it is aggressive, I would like to leave my day job within 3 years or less. The day job I reference places me in the construction and heavy industrial world as the corporate safety manager for a mid sized company. I have been in this field for a little over 15 years at the time of this post.

My wife and I are both in our 40's and have decided we cannot wait any longer to build long term wealth, thus we are turning to REI in order to pursue our financial freedom and live the type of life we want, on our terms.

We are currently educating ourselves thanks to the vast resources offered here at BiggerPockets and hope to jump into this world with our first rental or flip within the next few months. The current business plan I am developing follows the path of one found on a BP podcast, describing a the 3 year plan by acquiring 5, 10, & 15 units over that timeline. 

I look forward to the education I can obtain here and learning from the BP members and contributors. I hope to reach a point that I can contribute to others that find themselves in a similar place in the coming years.