Something in the Wooder? - Philadelphia Rookie Says Hello!

[Edward Lalo]

Why hello there BP Community!

My name is Edd Lalo, HOST... of this rookie introduction. I am a prospective real estate investor in the Philadelphia, PA area looking to get my feet wet, connect with local professionals, and develop a valuable set of skills to succeed in partnership and individual ventures.

A quick SparkNotes about myself - I am a not-so-recent Mechanical Engineer graduate from Drexel University, with a long-term vision of entrepreneurship and establishing true financial freedom. On my free time I like to participate in Motorsports racing, high-performance driving events and am part of the Philadelphia Chapter of the SCCA. After an aggressive track record of financial discipline, I am months away from completely paying off my student loans, weeks away from paying off revolving debt, and looking to make more, spend less, and invest the rest!

Learning about personal finance has been an eye-opening experience for me. After jumping into moderately passive stock market investments, I decided I needed to find other avenues where my money not only works for me, but provides better value to my personal capital and the community I consider my home - Philadelphia.

I like to consider my real estate goals to be vast, and forward-thinking. I hope to build a strong network and establish productive rapport with the local real estate community. I am gearing up to make my first purchase as a home owner, and am specifically seeking out multifamily potentials, ideally duplexes/triplexes as my first live-in investment.

I encourage like-minded individuals in the Greater Philadelphia Area to connect with me as it is always great to build a strong community relationship, and being a meticulous systems guy, I am confident that I can reciprocate the goodwill in adding value to anyone's network.

To wrap things up, after lurking in the forum shadows and listening to all the Podcasts, I look forward to interacting with each and everyone one of you here on the forums regardless of location, and wish everyone a healthy and thriving future in real estate!

- Edd