Newbie in Plymouth, MI

[Benjamin Shearer]

Hello BP community!

My name is Benjamin Shearer and I am a new investor from Josh Dorkin's favorite area (DETROIT!). I have been continuously stalking the BP blog posts, site and podcasts over the past 4 months and figure it's finally time to stop lingering behind the scenes and get active within the awesome community here on BP.

I'm a big believer in learning (screw you analysis paralysis) by doing so we recently purchased a second home (which will become our next rental property as well - don't worry I ran all the numbers first and purchased with this intent) in order to turn our first home into a rental property. 

Going forward, I hope to be able to provide some valuable insight for others (whatever is possible for a newbie to provide at least) while also gaining wisdom from others both before and after I make mistakes. I can't guarantee that the insights I provide will be valuable but I can guarantee that I will make some mistakes so feedback from others is always greatly appreciated.

I'm in this for the long haul so I look forward to building and maintaining some solid relationships with other BP members. Please don't ever think twice about contacting me if you think there's anything that I could do to help you and your REI endeavors. As Brandon Turner says 8-10 times every podcast, "I love it!"