Newbie from New York, NY

[Andrew Cataldo]

Hello BP Community!

My name is Andrew and I am currently living in New York, NY (Brooklyn area).  I work as an Accountant for a Financial Services Consulting Firm in Midtown.  BiggerPockets was recommended to me from a good friend of mine, and I was instantly hooked.  

Currently, I do not have any experience in the Real Estate Investment field, but am extremely interested in diving into it.  My plan right now is to start investing in college rentals with a Business Partner of mine, in the Pennsylvania area, as that is what I have the most recent experience with and think there is a huge opportunity there.  My Partner was a Real Estate Agent during college in the Pennsylvania area, which will be very beneficial to us.

It is a pleasure to meet all of you and introduce myself to this great forum!  I am eager to learn as much as I can and to start connecting with other individuals.

Best,

Andrew C.

[Michael Long]

The thing with the Poconos is the Air BnB opportunities. I know a guy doing 40k a year from one house. This will always be a vacation destination because of how close we are to the City. As well as Jersey. People love the calm of the woods. And the idea of having a whole house for the same price as a hotel is very appealing. Especially with so many amenity filled communities. A lot of which are gated and offer great security. I'm wholesaling now but the big picture for me is vacation rentals. You have all these indoor water parks as well as ski resorts. The opportunity is enormous