New Member Charlotte NC interests - Networking/Buy & Hold Rentals

[Michael Shea]

Hello BP,

I'm excited to be a part of this group! I'm new to BP and to REI. My wife and I live in Matthews North Carolina which is about 20 minutes southeast of Charlotte. We have a son, Brady who will be 3 in Dec '17. We're originally from the Northeast and have lived here for 5 years now. I work in the financial markets and have always had a passion for real estate. Having said that I have very little direct experience with REI. We own a home now and this is our second so I'm familiar with the process of purchasing real estate but only to occupy and not as an investment. I'm very interested in networking in my local area to learn from other investors and eventually build a trusted team to work with. I've also committed to the 90 Day Challenge as part of my learning process. As far as my goals I'm interested in buy and hold rental investments both single family and multi-units. I'm planning to make my first purchase in 2018 here in my local market. As I learn to expand my portfolio I'm interested in other markets outside the Charlotte area and outside the state.

I would love to hear from anyone willing to offer advice for novice REI with respect to buy and hold rental strategies, building a network, learning and finding various lending options, etc.

This is my first discussion so if I've left out anything glaring please go easy on me.

Thanks,

Mike