New Investor in Grand Rapids, Michigan

[Matt Friede]

Hello Bigger Pockets!

I'm Matt and over the past few months I have become infatuated with the concept of real estate investing. I am a software engineer by training and have worked  in the aerospace industry for the past few years. But, now I see real estate as a great investment vehicle to accelerate wealth building.

I have been listening to the BP podcast and sleuthing around the forms for a while and am so grateful for all of the information that is available here! I'm excited to begin building a portfolio of rental units. I'm also interested in flips, but I just have less understanding surrounding this topic.

The twist in my story is that in two months I will be leaving the U.S. to do some extended traveling throughout the world. This has been a goal of mine for the past 3 years (well before I was conscious of these strategies for wealth building), and I'm sticking to it.  So, I am likely not planning on starting any projects here before I leave, but I want to learn as much as I can, so that I can really hit the ground running when I return.

I'm looking forward to connecting with and contributing to the BiggerPockets community!