New to Real Estate Investing

[Spencer Herrick]

My name is Spencer Herrick. I'm from New Martinsville, West Virginia, about a two hour drive southwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I help manage my family's furniture and appliance retail store and am currently working on completing my MBA with graduation in December of 2017. Up until now, most of my investments have been in stocks, mutual funds, and ETF's. I've grown tired of the slow gains in equity in the market, and thus have decided that maybe real estate investing may be a path to my future investment strategy. My goal is to purchase my first property within the next year, but in the meantime, learn as much as I possible can on the topic. I was introduced to BiggerPockets through a  friend who took me "under his wing" when he learned I was interested in investing in real estate. I'm anxious to learn more and more about this fascinating new endeavor in my life!

[Gary Swank]

@Spencer Herrick Hi Spencer and welcome to BiggerPockets. Here you will find a great group of people to connect with. Do your research and continue to engage with everyone as we are all here to help each other succeed. You mentioned you are 2 hours away from Pittsburgh and if you are ever interested to learn more about the Pittsburgh real estate investment market, feel free to reach out to me. I have lived here my whole life and know the area and market very well. I wish you much success in your new endeavor.....Gary