New member from Savannah,Georgia

[Justin M.]

Hello, Everyone

My name is Justin I am from Savannah, GA, and I new to the bigger pockets forums. I am a commercial truck driver going of two years now. I first got interested in real estate by listening to the Dave Ramsey Show. I and my wife paid off all debt and save up our emergency fund, we got our finances in control and are now looking to start investing.  

For the past couple of months, I have been reading books and I have been listening to the Bigger Pockets Podcast. I would like to learn more about investing in rental properties and in buying and holding plan. 

I am excited to meet other investors and learn more about real estate investing. I look forward to learning and making friends on here.  

[Daniel Hyman]

Justin Messex Welcome to BP! There are some successful investors in Savannah on these forums. I hope you are able to connect with them. Best of luck!

[Curtis Bellenot]

Hey Justin,

Dave Ramsey is great to get your finances under control, investing is where you can grow them! Buy and hold rentals are a very safe, low risk way to grow your wealth. Savannah is an excellent market for this, I have found that in Savannah and surrounding areas a 12-15% CAP rate is doable on the MLS. It is also a growing area, you may be able to catch some appreciation as well.

Feel free to contact me about any Savannah specific questions. 

-Curtis

[Dave Visaya]

Hello @Justin M., welcome to the site! Feel free to jump in the community here and also take advantage of the treasure of knowledge here.

[Wes Woodhouse]

Welcome @Justin M.! Glad to hear of your success with killing debt! I hope you find equal success in real estate investing!

[Justin M.]

Thank y'all for the welcome.

[Dmitriy Fomichenko]

@Justin M.

Welcome to the BP family! Great that you joined the site! Here are some recommendations for you:

Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet
Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts
Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing
Check out BP Podcasts: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/category/podcast/

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Wishing you the best!

[James Wise]

Welcome aboard @Justin M.