Central Virginia; New to BiggerPockets

[Samuel Proctor]

Hi, my name is Samuel Proctor and I just wanted to introduce myself to the Bigger Pockets community. I'm a student-athlete at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. I've been interning/shadowing local investors for the past three and a half months and just started my REA course. I found the podcast on iTunes a little over a month ago, which led me to the website.

I wanted to thank all of you involved with BiggerPockets for the incredible information. I've applied everything I've learned via the forums and podcasts. Within three months my day-to-day schedule, mindset, and goals have completely changed. 

I've been persistent and hope to have my first rental property by the end of January. At the moment, I have one triplex and one SFH that both have a good shot of happening. Long term, I'd really like to focus on buy-and-hold multi-families, but I think my best opportunities at the moment are SFH's.

Thank you,

I look forward to getting more involved!

Samuel Proctor

[Laura Tokgozoglu]

Hi Samuel,

Welcome to the community! My daughters go to Liberty and we love the community. We are closing on our second property next month.We dont live in Lynchburg, however we like investing there. It seems like a place that is going to grow. We like to buy condos and rent the rooms out to students or young professionals. We really like the Cornerstone area. Our investment strategy is buying condos in excellent locations, in excellent condition and then using a property management company. We are taking out 10 year fixed so they dont really cash flow( we break about even) But we are  looking for properties that wont cause us too many headaches. Good luck with your endeavors!

Laura T.