Wanna be real estate investor in Wilmington NC

[Joe B.]

Hey all, been lurking for some time now, listening to podcasts daily trying to learn as much as I can before getting my first property. Im living Wilmington NC area and its growing like wildfire here; tons of new houses, apartments, restaurants being built and its great to see. 

I dont want to have "analysis paralysis" but Id like to purchase my first property within the next 6 months (need a few more months of saving first off). For some reason with my luck, I feel there will be a heavy market correction in real estate (just looking at general patterns). Regardless, my long term goal is to become a buy and hold "expert", ultimately have 7 properties by the time im 37 (26 now) and have true financial freedom. I was always a big advocate on condos, however I have taken that out of the equation and will look into SFH or duplexes.

Im always learning a lot by reading and the podcasts so thank you BP family! I look forward to learning more.