New Member from Long Island, NY

[Ray Smith]

Hello everyone! I'm 22 years old from Long Island. I work in New York City as a Paramedic as I finish my degree in Health Science at Stony Brook University. I've always been looking for that other way to build wealth besides my career. I began listening to a few REI podcasts including the one from BP. That led to reading books and articles from other investors. I've been talking to friends of the family who own multiple houses that are rented out and a family member who is a real estate lawyer. I am in no way done learning about RE but I finally found a way to build wealth that I have a genuine interest in. Right now I'm saving to start out with a house hack, and should be in a position to buy within the year. I'm excited that I've found BP and a community of people that have a passion for sharing their success and knowledge. I come from a working class town and family, any excitement about REI is met with double the negative input from most the people I'm surrounded by. I LUCKILY have two friends who work in finance who share my interest that keep me from being discouraged. So thanks, because if it wasn't for all of the interactions that I've seen in this forum so far I very well could have dropped the REI plan a long time ago.