New Investor in the Anne Arundel County, MD Area

[Kenneth Reiners]

Hello everyone! I joined BP about a month and a half ago and I've absolutely loved the site and the community here. I'm full time Navy but I know it's possible to be successful in Real Estate while working a full time job, so I'm going to go for it. My fiance's dad would like to start investing in RE so he is putting some pressure on me to do the homework to find a place to invest in. I've been reading books and learning as much as I can but I think I've reached the point where I need to take action. I have a basic idea of how this whole thing works, but I'm always open to advice and guidance from someone who knows what they are doing. I'm very driven and motivated, and I'm super excited to get started on Real Estate Investing!

Right now my goals are to continue to learn as much as I can on REI, but I need to take the next step and start analyzing properties and making offers on them. I want to buy at least one property within the next three months. I plan on analyzing 100 properties within the next week and making offers on those that have potential. I learn best by doing so hopefully I will have at least one person accept my offer so that I can get the ball rolling and go through the process from start to finish. In a year I want to own at least 5-10 rental properties and by 5 years I want to be in the 30-50 range. I'm mostly looking at Buy and Hold investing of single family or multifamily homes in the Anne Arundel County area. Ultimately I want to become financially independent so that I can live a comfortable life with myself and my family. I want to work hard now so that when I get married and have kids, I will have plenty of free time to be with them. I also want to retire early and hopefully never have to worry about money.

I'm looking to establish a network of friends, professionals and potential partners that can help me in my Real Estate Investing journey, and hopefully when I figure out what I'm doing, I can return the favor!